The City of Dover is hereby divided into the classes of zones listed below:

One-family residence zone .....R-20

One-family residence zone .....R-15

One-family residence zone .....R-10

One-family residence zone .....R-8

One-family residence zone .....R-7

General residence zone .....RG-1

General residence zone .....RG-2

Group housing zone .....RG-3

General residence zone [for multistory apartments] .....RG-4

General residence zone for mid-rise apartments .....RG-5

Medium density residence zone .....RM-1

Medium density residence zone .....RM-2

Manufactured housing zone .....MH

General residence and office zone .....RG-0

Institutional and office zone .....IO

Neighborhood commercial zone .....C-1

Limited commercial zone .....C-1A

Central commercial zone .....C-2

Limited central commercial zone .....C-2A

Service commercial zone .....C-3

Highway commercial zone .....C-4

Neighborhood shopping center zone .....SC-1

Community shopping center zone .....SC-2

Regional shopping center zone .....SC-3

Recreation and commercial zone .....RC

Manufacturing zone .....M

Industrial park manufacturing zone .....IPM

Historic district .....H

Flight path zone .....FP

Agricultural zone .....A

Commercial/professional office zone .....C-PO

Corridor overlay zone 1 .....COZ-1

(Ord. of 7-12-1993, § 11; Ord. No. 2016-16, 8-8-2016)

Except as provided in article 2, section 5, the boundaries of the said zones are hereby established as shown on the zoning map, City of Dover, dated November 27, 1961, as amended, which accompanies, and which, with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance. Said map, indicating the latest amendments, shall be kept up to date by the planner for the use and benefit of the public.

In determining the boundaries of districts shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:

3.1 Unless otherwise shown, the zone boundaries shall be construed to coincide with the center lines of streets, alleys, parkways, waterways, railroad rights-of-way, or such lines extended.

3.2 Where such boundaries are indicated as approximately following the property lines of parks or other publicly owned lands, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

3.3 Unless otherwise shown, all zone boundaries running parallel to streets shall be construed to be 100 feet back therefrom.

3.4 In all cases where a zone boundary divides a lot in one ownership and more than 50 percent of the area of such lot lies in the less restricted zone, the regulations prescribed by this ordinance for the less restricted zone shall apply to such portion of the more restricted portion of said lot which lies within 30 feet of such zone boundary. For purposes of this section, the more restricted zone shall be deemed that district which is subject to regulations which prohibit the particular use intended to be made of said lot or which regulations require higher standards with respect to setback, coverage, yards, screening, landscaping and similar requirements.

3.5 In all cases where a zone boundary is located not farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary line shall be construed to coincide with such lot line.

3.6 In all other cases, where dimensions are not shown on the map, the location of boundaries shown on the map shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing thereon.

Following April 21, 1975:

4.1 No building shall be erected, moved, altered, rebuilt or enlarged, nor shall any land or building be used, designed or arranged to be used for any purpose or in any manner except in conformity with all regulations, requirements and/or restrictions specified in this ordinance for the zone in which such building or land is located.

4.2 No yard or open space required in connection with any building or use shall be considered as providing a required open space for any other building on the same or any other lot.

4.3 No lot shall be formed from part of a lot already occupied by a building unless such building, all yards and open spaces connected therewith, and the remaining lot comply with all requirements prescribed by this ordinance for the district in which said lot is located. No permit shall be issued for the erection of a building on any new lot thus created unless such building and lot comply with all the provisions of this ordinance.

5.1 All unzoned land now incorporated within the limits of the City of Dover and any and all land hereafter incorporated within the limits of the City of Dover, whether by annexation or otherwise, shall be zoned in accordance with the procedures set forth in article 10, section 5 (Amendments).

(Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 10-13-1992)