La Valley Township City Zoning Code
DISTRICTS AND
BOUNDARIES
§ 154.035 APPLICATIONS FOR REGULATIONS AND BOUNDARIES.
The regulations and zoning district boundaries set forth in this subchapter shall apply to all unincorporated land within the county except those areas which have been approved for municipal joint zoning jurisdiction.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)
§ 154.036 DISTRICTS DESIGNATED.
(A) In order to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of a lot that may be occupied; the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes, the county is hereby divided into the following districts:
A-l Agricultural | I-1 Industrial |
C Commercial | PD Planned Development |
R-l Residential | RC Recreation/Conservation |
RR Rural Residential | I-2 Industrial |
(B) The following districts shall be designated as zoning overlay districts, imposing special regulations on the properties that fall within these overlay districts without abrogating the requirements imposed by the underlying land use district regulations: APO Aquifer Protection
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)
§ 154.037 INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
The following are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.
(A) The official zoning map(s) of the “2009 Revised Zoning Ordinance,” together with all the explanatory matter thereon and attached thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and is declared to be a part of these regulations. The maps shall be filed with the Register of Deeds.
(B) The flood insurance rate map and flood insurance study is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations. Areas shown as Zone A or AE on the FIRM but which are zoned A-l Agricultural on the zoning map shall be governed by the provisions of the RC Recreation/Conservation District.
(C) The approved plans submitted in conjunction with any Planned Development are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)
§ 154.038 BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS; MAPS.
The boundaries of the districts are shown upon the maps which have been made a part hereof by reference. The various districts and their boundaries which have been designated on these maps shall have the same force and effect as if they were all fully set forth herein.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)
§ 154.039 RULES WHERE UNCERTAINTY AS TO BOUNDARIES ARISES.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts shown on the maps accompanying and made a part of these regulations by reference, the following rules apply.
(A) The district boundaries are roads unless otherwise shown, and where the districts are bounded approximately by roads, the road shall be construed to be the boundary of the district.
(B) Where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and platted lots, the district boundary shall be construed to coincide with the nearest platted lot lines; and where the districts are bounded approximately by platted lot lines, the platted lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary of the district, unless the boundaries are otherwise indicated on the maps.
(C) In unplatted property, the district boundary lines shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on the map or the legal description as indicated.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)
§ 154.040 VACATION OF STREETS AND ROADS.
Whenever any street, road, or other public way is vacated, the zoning district adjoining each side of such street, road, or other public way is extended to the center of such vacation, and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to the appropriate regulations of the extended districts.
(Ord. 0904-05, passed 5-20-2009)