The City of Paragould is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the official zoning map, which (together with all explanatory matter thereon) is hereby declared to be a part of these regulations and which shall be the final authority for the current zoning status of lands and buildings in the City of Paragould.

The official zoning map shall be filed in the office of the city clerk where it shall be available to the public, and if, in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, changes shall be authorized in the district boundaries or any other lines portrayed on the map, such changes shall be made and certified by the city clerk.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.1, 3-22-1999)

When uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

District boundary lines are intended to be along or parallel to the center line of streets, alleys, railroads, easements, other rights-of-way, creeks, streams, or other water channels.

(2)

District boundary lines are intended to be along or parallel to property lines or the lot lines of platted additions.

(3)

In the absence of specific distances, such dimensions shall be determined by the scale of the official map, or by supplemental filings with more precise legal descriptions of specific parcels.

(4)

When the street or property layout existing on the ground is a variance with that shown on the official zoning map, the city planning commission shall interpret the district boundaries of these regulations.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.2, 3-22-1999)

Descriptions of districts and permitted uses therein shall be as designated by color, mark, or description on the official zoning map as described in section 46-51.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.3, 3-22-1999)

Any uses in these zones shall comply with present or future legally adopted ordinances of the City of Paragould, regulating the location and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, drainage structures, control of animals, signs, mobile homes, use, transportation and storage of explosives, inflammable liquids, environmental hazards; and nuisances.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.4, 3-22-1999)

(a)

The bulk and area regulations pertaining to each zoning district shall be applied uniformly within the zoning district except as may be varied by the board of zoning adjustment (BCE).

(b)

The uses permitted or prohibited in each zoning district establish the character of the zoning district and shall include, but shall not be limited to, those uses enumerated as being permitted or prohibited within the respective zoning district.

(c)

When a use is proposed for a zoning district that is not explicitly permitted or prohibited within the zoning district, the planning commission shall determine whether said use is compatible (i.e., in character with other uses in the district) and shall recommend to the city council for authorization of said use to be established or disallowed. The planning commission shall decide each application on its merits, taking into consideration such factors as existing uses, access, location, major streets, plans, etc. The planning commission and city council may impose conditions under which a use may be permitted in order to ensure compatibility. The finding of a use to be compatible in one location does not imply that the same use is compatible at another location, even within the same zoning district. Any application under this section shall be required to meet all notice requirements as set out in section 46-504.

(d)

No building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the zoning district in which it is located.

(e)

No building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structure altered in such a manner as to place it over any sewer or drainage system.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.5, 3-22-1999)

Plans for all building groups shall be submitted to the planning commission for approval to ensure that such building groups shall conform to the character of the district. Requirements of these regulations may be waived at the discretion of the planning commission where such waiver does not nullify the intent of the regulations and where waiver will facilitate a more desirable design for building groups. Such waiver must be approved by a majority of the members of the planning commission and the reasons therefor entered into the minutes of the meeting.

(Ord. No. 99-4, § 2.6, 3-22-1999)