Leo Cedarville City Zoning Code
GENERAL ZONING
DISTRICTS
§ 152.025 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the town is divided into the following zoning districts for the general purposes as stated:
(A) R1-Estate Residential. This district includes those areas within the town which are proposed for large size lots and medium to large homes for single family detached uses.
(B) R2-Low Density Residential. This district includes those areas within the town which are proposed for medium size lots and medium size homes for single-family detached use.
(C) R3-Medium Density Residential. This district includes areas for a wide range of dwelling unit types including single, two, and multifamily dwellings.
(D) R4-Old Town Neighborhood Residential. This district has been specially developed for the existing older neighborhoods in the town.
(E) R5-Multifamily Residential. This district is established for multifamily units and special single-family developments.
(F) MP-Mobile Home Park. This district is established for manufactured home parks that meet the base-line Federal and State of Indiana regulations for manufactured homes.
(G) NC-Neighborhood Commercial. This district is intended for small scale businesses that provide products and services dominantly to local neighborhoods.
(H) OC-Office Commercial. This district is generally intended for small to moderate scale office uses with provisions for some complementary uses.
(I) DC-Downtown Commercial. This district is intended to provide a land use category for small retail, office food sales, and other commercial uses customary to small town downtown areas.
(J) C1-Small to Medium Scale General Commercial. This district is generally intended for a wide variety of retail, commercial, service, entertainment, and eating establishments that are small to medium in scale.
(K) C2-Business Park/Light Manufacturing/Utility. This district is generally intended for unique uses and uses that necessitate special regulations.
(L) AG-Agriculture. This district is composed of land being used for production farming, hobby farming, and environmentally sensitive areas. These districts are not expected to develop for intensive urban uses within the near future. It is the intent of this district to allow agricultural uses, to conserve the desirable characteristics of the land, to preserve prime agriculture land, and to protect the open area from the encroachment of scattered urban-type uses.
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§ 152.026 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
(A) The provisions of this chapter allow the R1, R2, R3, R5, OC, C1, and C2 districts to be rezoned for a planned development. No other districts can be rezoned into a planned development district.
(B) On the Official Zoning Map a planned development district, once rezoned, shall be labeled as PD followed by the district it was created from. The following are the appropriate labels for Planned Development Districts: PD-R1, PD-R2, PD-R3, PD-R5, PD-OC, PD-C1, and PD-C2.
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§ 152.027 LAND USES FOR DISTRICTS.
In the following three subchapters, each of the zoning districts have a section that describes the permitted uses, special exceptions and building standards for that district. To determine if a use is permitted, non-permitted, or a special exception, first find the section for the subject district. Next review the permitted use and special exception divisions for the desired land use. If the land use is not listed it is a non-permitted use. If it is listed in the permitted use division it is a permitted use. And if it is listed in the special exception division, it is permitted if approved through the special exception process. These following three subchapters represent three categories of zoning districts:
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§ 152.028 UNLISTED OR QUESTIONABLE LAND USES.
Any land use not listed as a permitted use or special exception is considered non-permitted unless the Zoning Administrator makes a determination otherwise. The Zoning Administrator may determine into which category any questionable use is to be placed if not specifically listed. If the proposed land use is similar to another use that is permitted it may, with approval, be accepted as a permitted use. If the proposed land use is similar to another use that is special exception it may, with approval, be accepted as a special exception. Any determination by the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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