Liberty Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
§ 147-5 Enumeration of districts.
[Amended 3-21-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011; 8-5-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013; 8-20-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018; 12-16-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
The Town of Liberty is hereby divided into the following types of districts.
AC | Agricultural/Conservation |
This district is intended to encourage preservation of agricultural land and open space, and to minimize residential development through protection of sensitive natural areas, viable farmlands and water resources. Ensuring these resources protect the rural character of the Town and are used in ways which adapt to those limitations and do not threaten the health and safety of adjacent neighbors. | |
RD | Rural Development |
The purpose of this district is to provide a transition area between the AC and R-1 Districts while complementing the agricultural lands and open space as well as providing low-density single-family dwellings that maintain the rural character of the Town. | |
RD-2 | Rural Development 2 |
The purpose of this district is to provide for the establishment of new camps or additions to existing camps in a manner that is compatible with neighboring land uses and with the orderly development of land uses in the Town. Regulations of this district shall apply in addition to those of the underlying district(s). | |
R-1 | Low-Density Residential |
The purpose of the R-1 Residential District is to provide areas adjacent to the village with neighborhoods of single-family and two-family dwellings of low to moderate density. | |
R-2 | High-Density Residential |
The purpose of this district is to provide areas adjacent to the village for higher density neighborhoods of single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings. | |
DCC | Downtown Commercial Core |
This district is intended to provide for the development of a traditional historic hamlet, urban cores and community centers, with both commercial and residential uses within this area. | |
SC | Service Commercial |
This district is intended to provide areas within the Town for the development of commercial businesses and enterprises that serve the service needs of Liberty residents as well as the traveling public. | |
IC | Industrial Commercial |
This district is intended to provide areas within the Town for the development of job-producing business and industrial uses where such enterprises can be assured that their activities will not be in conflict with residential uses. Development of this zone should reflect the rural quality of the Town and should follow design guidelines to ensure buildings are compatible. | |
PUD | Planned Unit Development |
This is a "floating district" intended to provide landowners who wish to develop functionally integrated communities or complexes with the flexibility to do so provided sufficient open space will be preserved and the development is designed with safeguards to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. | |
FP | Floodplain |
This is an "overlay" district defined by and subject to the requirements of the Town of Liberty Floodplain Law. | |
RH | Resort Hotel |
This district is intended to provide areas within the Town for the normal development and expansion of resort hotel facilities along with related recreational enterprises, which facilities are typically characterized by a variety of building types, activities and densities of a substantially different nature from the surrounding area, including a mixture of recreational, commercial and residential uses. | |
WP | Public Wellhead Protection Overlay District |
The purpose of the Public Wellhead Protection Overlay District is to minimize the potential for harmful or unwanted contaminants to enter the municipal water supply at wellheads within the Town from nearby activities. |
§ 147-6 Zoning Map.
[Amended 3-21-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
The location and boundaries of the aforesaid districts (with the exceptions of the PUD District, which may be established upon application pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the FP District, which is an Overlay Zone depicted separately on maps provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) are hereby established as shown on the official Zoning Map of the Town of Liberty as amended this date or hereafter, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
§ 147-7 Interpretation of boundaries.
A.
Designation of district boundaries. The district boundary lines are intended generally to follow the center lines of rights-of-way, existing lot lines, the center line of streams and other waterways of Town boundary lines, all as shown on said Zoning Map. Where a district boundary line does not follow such a line, its position is typically shown on said Zoning Map by a specific dimension expressing its distance in feet from a street center line or other boundary line as indicated. Where no dimensions are given, the Code Enforcement Officer shall scale the dimension.
B.
Determination of locations of boundaries. Where the true location of a district boundary line is uncertain, the Code Enforcement Officer shall request the Zoning Board of Appeals to determine such location.