New Whiteland City Zoning Code
ZONING DISTRICTS
AND OFFICIAL MAP
§ 156.150 ESTABLISHMENT AND DEFINITION.
To classify, regulate and restrict the use of land and structures, the town is hereby divided into, or provisions are hereby made for future division into, the following zoning districts. Furthermore, these districts have been established to encourage the most appropriate use of land within the town, to protect property values, to regulate the intensity of land use and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public.
(2004 Code, § 5-100)
§ 156.151 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
The residential districts are intended to be limited to dwellings and public or semi-public uses which are normally associated with residential neighborhoods. The only uses permitted in residential districts are those which would not detract from the residential character of the neighborhood. The purpose of these three districts is to create an attractive, stable and orderly residential environment. However, the property development regulations vary among the three districts in order to provide for the various housing needs and designs of citizens.
(2004 Code, § 5-101)
§ 156.152 GENERAL BUSINESS ONE (GB1).
The General Business One District is created to provide for local or neighborhood business uses that will be compatible with adjoining residential areas. The GB1 District is designed to provide for commercial, office, public and semi-public structures which are to be typically much less commercial in appearance and architecturally more harmonious with residential structures. This district can serve as a buffer between residential areas and general business districts where a gradual transition from existing residential use to general business use is occurring or should occur.
(2004 Code, § 5-102) (Ord. 2026, passed 4-4-2006)
§ 156.153 GENERAL BUSINESS TWO (GB2).
The General Business Two District is designed to permit the development of a complete range of retail sales and personal, professional and business services required to meet the demands of a fully developed residential community. In general, to achieve maximum flexibility of permitted land use, the GB2 District makes possible a highly varied grouping of retail and business functions.
(2004 Code, § 5-103) (Ord. 2026, passed 4-4-2006)
§ 156.154 GENERAL BUSINESS MANUFACTURING (GBM).
The General Business Manufacturing District is designed to permit, within a single zoning district, multi-use business complexes or land use combinations of business and non-business uses or single-use business projects. The primary objective of this district is to encourage development which achieves a high degree of design and function, and can be intermixed, grouped or otherwise uniquely located with maximum cohesiveness and compatibility. The district provides flexibility and procedural economy by permitting the broadest range of land use choices within a single district, while maintaining adequate land use controls. The GBM District can be applied to large or small land areas appropriately located throughout the town, and can be useful in areas of renewal or redevelopment. Development site plans should incorporate and promote environmental considerations, working within the constraints and advantages presented by existing site considerations.
(Ord. 2026, passed 4-4-2006)
§ 156.155 MANUFACTURING (M).
(A) The purpose of the Manufacturing District is to encourage the establishment of manufacturing and wholesale businesses which are clean, quite of and free of hazardous or objectionable elements. Operation of these establishments should take place entirely within an enclosed structure and should generate little industrial traffic. No storage of raw materials, manufactured products or any other materials is permitted in the non-screened open space around the building. This district has strict controls on the intensity of land use providing protection of each industry from the encroachment of other industries.
(B) It is usually located adjacent to residential areas and may serve as a buffer between heavier industrial districts and business or residential districts.
(2004 Code, § 5-104)
§ 156.156 MANUFACTURED OF MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY OR PARK DISTRICT (MH).
(A) The purpose of the MH District is to accommodate the housing needs of those residents who prefer manufactured or mobile home living and of those who desire an economic alternative to conventional dwellings.
(B) The term mobile home when used in this section shall denote either a manufactured home or a mobile home, both of which are more specifically defined in § 156.410 of this chapter, and the term mobile home park when used in §§ 156.405 through 156.416 of this chapter shall mean a parcel of land platted for subdivision upon which five or more manufactured or mobile homes are harbored for the purpose of being occupied as principal residences.
(2004 Code, § 5-105)
§ 156.157 FLOOD HAZARD (FH).
(A) Flood hazard zoning has been created to protect the public health and to reduce the financial burdens which may be imposed on the community, its governmental units and its citizens as a result of improper use of lands which are subject to periodic flooding.
(B) Construction or development of the flood hazard areas of the town could result in the potential loss of life and property, create health and safety hazards and lead to extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection and relief.
(C) Since development of these areas is not essential to the orderly growth of the community, these lands are to be reserved for suitable open space uses that do not require structures or fill.
(2004 Code, § 5-106)
§ 156.158 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; REPLACEMENT.
(A) The town is hereby divided into zones, or districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map which, together with all explanatory matter, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 5-201)
(B) The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the Chairperson of the town’s Plan Commission with the date of the adoption of this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 5-202)
(C) No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this chapter. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this chapter and punishable as provided under § 156.999 of this chapter.
(2004 Code, § 5-203)
(D) The Official Zoning Map which shall be located in the Town Hall and shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, building and other structures in the town.
(2004 Code, § 5-204)
(E) (1) In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature and number of changes and additions, the Plan Commission may, by resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omission in the prior Official Zoning Map.
(2) The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Chairperson of the Plan Commission under the following words:
This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the Town of New Whiteland, adopted this day of , and hereby supersedes and replaces any and all previous zoning maps. Plan Commission Chairperson Recording Secretary |
(3) Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map, or any significant parts thereof remaining, shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.
(2004 Code, § 5-205)
§ 156.159 INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply.
(A) Centerlines of streets. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines.
(B) Platted lot lines. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
(C) Town limits. Boundaries indicated as approximately following town limits shall be construed as following such town limits.
(D) Railroad lines. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
(E) Conflicts to Official Zoning Map. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by divisions (A) through (D) above, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall interpret the district boundaries.
(F) Lots divided by district boundaries. Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portions of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.
(2004 Code, § 5-300)