The city is hereby divided into zones, or districts, and the boundaries of zoning districts set out herein are delineated upon the official zoning district map of the city.

The following table identifies zoning districts adopted in previous ordinances and the zoning district regulations that now apply in this zoning ordinance to those districts.

This district is intended to provide for development of single-family detached dwelling units on lots of not less than 6,000 square feet.

This district is intended to provide for development of single-family detached dwelling units on lots of not less than 8,000 square feet.

This district is intended to provide for development of single-family detached dwelling units on lots of not less than 10,000 square feet.

This district is intended to provide for development of duplexes (dwelling, single-family (attached–duplex)) and townhouses (dwelling, single-family (attached–townhouse)).

This district is intended to provide for development of attached residential units, such as multi-family developments. This district is for moderate densities. It may be utilized as a transitional zone between low density residential and commercial uses.

The MH, Manufactured Home District is a detached residential district establishing standards for the development of a manufactured home park, or a manufactured home subdivision. A manufactured home park offers spaces for the placement of manufactured home units on a lease or rental basis. Manufactured home subdivisions include individually platted lots, for sale within the subdivision, for the placement of manufactured home units. The district establishes area and design requirements for both parks and subdivisions, as well as yard requirements for individual lots.

The NOS, Neighborhood Office and Service District is established to create a flexible district for low intensity office and professional uses. The district can be used as a transition district between more intense uses and residential uses. Permitted uses should be compatible with adjacent residential areas by limiting heights and mitigating nuisances. Buildings in this district should be compatible and in height [sic] with residential uses and adjacent property.

This district includes uses of limited retail category intended for use near residential neighborhood areas for purposes of supplying day-to-day retail needs of the residents as well as visitors, such as food, drugs, and personal services.

This district is composed of uses constituting commercial and light industrial uses that offer a wider variety of retail and service establishments that are generally oriented toward serving the overall needs of the entire community. These facilities should not emit dust, odor, smoke, gas or fumes, or any other hazardous elements which are detectable beyond the boundary of the property.

The LI, Light Industrial District is primarily for warehousing, wholesaling, and distribution activities. It is the intent that this district includes light manufacturing or the assembly of small products such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and small equipment.

Truck traffic and loading operations are expected to be characteristics of this district. This district should have efficient accessibility to major transportation routes via major thoroughfares or other means of transportation. Businesses and industries in this district are clean and free of hazardous or objectionable elements that are obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, vibration, glare or noise.

Facilities in this district may require limited amounts of outside storage, which is to be located in the back yard and screened from view. This district should have a significant amount of land used for open space and landscaping to provide curb appeal along the streets. It is the intent of this district to reserve large tracts in this district exclusively for light industrial activities.

The HI, Heavy Industrial District is intended for large scale basic or primary industrial uses that involve extensive processing, manufacturing or assembly of large products or equipment. This district also includes the more intensive automotive repair businesses such as body shops, engine and transmission repair, and muffler shops.

Because of the nature of the products or character of activities, uses within this district will likely produce greater than average negative visual qualities and external effects involving noise, fumes, noxious odors, glare or other atmospheric influence beyond the boundaries of the property on which the use is located. Therefore, these uses are isolated with similar industrial uses.

Because of the nature of these industries, there will be outside storage that must be located in the rear yard, which does not have to be screened from view. Certain obnoxious or hazardous uses will require specific use permits to locate in this district. It is the intent to reserve large tracts in this district exclusively for industrial activities defined herein.

This district is designed to promote agricultural conservation. This district is suitable for areas where development is premature due to lack of utilities, capacity, or service, and for areas that are unsuitable for development because of physical restraints or potential health or safety hazards.

This Downtown Mixed Use District provides opportunities for the use of substantial land areas and buildings within the city that have unique qualities associated with the history and culture of the area and its people. Reduced setbacks and parking requirements are provided as part of this district due to physical restraints. Preservation of existing buildings is encouraged to promote the history and culture of the community.

During the development of this zoning ordinance, it was noted that the zoning along several areas (St. Louis Street, St. Lawrence Street, etc.) has been changed from residential to commercial and then back to residential. The underlying issue is that there are old homes, some of which are residences and some of which are now converted to function as offices, such as attorney and CPA offices. One of the main issues is that this area is being regulated as either a residential or commercial district, when in fact the true nature of the area is that it is both.

This area of the city is a valuable asset for the community, with beautiful old homes and a look and feel not generally found in most communities. This area is suitable for a mixture of land uses to accommodate both residential and low intensity offices type businesses utilizing the existing home structure. Reduced setbacks and parking requirements are provided as part of this district due to physical restraints.

The purpose of a planned development district (PDD) is to provide for the development of land as an integral unit for single or mixed use in accordance with a PDD concept plan that may include uses, regulations and other requirements that vary from the provisions of other zoning districts. PDDs are intended to implement generally the goals and objectives of the city’s comprehensive plan. PDDs are also intended to encourage flexible and creative planning, to ensure the compatibility of land uses, incorporate new planning concepts into a development, to allow for the adjustment of changing demands to meet the current needs of the community, and to result in a higher quality development for the community than would result from the use of conventional zoning districts.