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Davenport City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

03 ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP

17.03.010 Zoning districts.

[Amended 12-11-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-522]
In order to carry out the purpose and intent of this ordinance, the City is divided into the following zoning districts:
A. 
Residential Districts.
R-1 Single-Family Residential Zoning District
R-2 Single-Family Residential Zoning District
R-3 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential Zoning District
R-3C Single-Family and Two-Family Central Residential Zoning District
R-4 Single-Family and Two-Family Residential Zoning District
R-4C Single-Family and Two-Family Central Residential Zoning District
R-MF Multi-Family Residential Zoning District
R-MHP Residential Manufactured Home Park Zoning District
B. 
Commercial Districts.
C-T Commercial Transitional Zoning District
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District
C-2 Corridor Commercial Zoning District
C-3 General Commercial Zoning District
C-OP Commercial Office Park Zoning District
C-D Downtown Zoning District
C-V Village of East Davenport Zoning District
C-E Elmore Corners Zoning District
C. 
Industrial Districts.
I-1 Light Industrial Zoning District
I-2 Heavy Industrial Zoning District
I-MU Industrial Mixed-Use Zoning District
D. 
Special Purpose Districts.
AG Agricultural Zoning District
OS Open Space Zoning District
IC Institutional Campus Zoning District

17.03.020 District Zoning Map.

[Amended 12-11-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-522]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map may be found here, and may also be found as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Location of Districts.
1. 
The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this ordinance are set forth in the Official Zoning Map, as periodically amended. The Official Zoning Map, and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon are incorporated into, and made part of, this ordinance.
2. 
It is the intent of this ordinance that the entire area of the City is included in the zoning districts established by this ordinance. Any land lying within the City, but not shown on the Official Zoning Map as being included within a district, is classified as the AG District.
B. 
Interpretation of Boundary Lines.
1. 
Right-of-Way Lines. Where zoning district boundary lines coincide with streets, alleys, highways, expressways, easements, or railroads, the boundary line is construed to be the center line of the right-of-way.
2. 
Property Lines. Where zoning district boundary lines coincide with a recorded property line, the property line is construed to be the boundary line of the district.
3. 
Scaled Lines. Where the district boundary lines do not coincide with a right-of-way line or recorded property line, the district boundary is determined by measuring such boundary line(s) by using the map scale as provided on the Official Zoning Map.
4. 
Clarification of Boundary Lines. The Zoning Administrator will decide any interpretations of zoning district boundary lines, where the application of this section leaves doubt as to the boundary between two zoning districts.

17.03.030 Annexed land.

[Amended 12-11-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-522]
Any territory annexed into the City is automatically, upon annexation, zoned as the AG Agricultural District, until the territory is rezoned.

17.03.040 Exemptions for rights-of-way and public utilities.

A. 
The provisions of this ordinance do not apply to land located within public rights-of-way.
B. 
The following utility structures are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance and permitted in any district: poles, wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, hydrants, valves, and water supply wells.
C. 
The provisions of this ordinance do not apply to public utilities.
D. 
Public utilities do not include wireless telecommunications, amateur HAM radio towers, solar panels, or wind turbines, unless operated by a government agency.