This district provides for the continuance of farming, ranching, and commercial gardening activities on land being utilized for these purposes. When land in an Agricultural District is needed for urban purposes, it is anticipated the zoning will be changed to the appropriate zoning district(s) to provide for orderly growth and development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan. See Section 7 for A - Agricultural District regulations.

The SF-1 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 7,500 square feet. Density in this district will usually be no greater than four (4) units per gross acre. See Section 8 for SF-1 - Single-Family Residential District regulations.

The SF-2 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 6,000 square feet and permits residential development of densities ranging from four (4) to six (6) units per gross acre. See Section 9 for SF-2 - Single-Family Residential District regulations.

The SF-3 district provides for a minimum residential building site of 6,000 square feet and permits residential development of densities ranging from four (4) to six (6) units per gross acre. This district accommodates a mix of single-family uses, including modular housing and traditional site-built single-family residential structures, with manufacturing [manufactured] housing permitted under certain specific circumstances. See Section 10 for SF-3 - Single-Family Residential District regulations.

The TF district provides for stable, quality residential development, including duplex, garden (patio) home, and similar residential development with densities ranging from four (4) to twelve (12) units per gross acre. See Section 11 for TF - Two-Family Residential (Duplex) District regulations.

The MH-1 district establishes a category in which manufactured home park development with a maximum density of approximately five (5) - six (6) units per gross acre can occur. See Section 12 for MH-1 - Manufactured Home Park District regulations.

The MH-2 district establishes a category in which a tract can be platted and developed with lots sold to persons seeking to locate manufactured homes, modular homes, and/or standard single-family units. The MH-2 district permits residential development of densities ranging from four (4) to six (6) units per gross acre. See Section 13 for MH-1 - Manufactured Home Park District [MH-2 - Manufactured Home Subdivision District] regulations.

The MF district permits multifamily developments of maximum densities of fifteen (15) units per acre, except under special mitigation conditions. See Section 14 for MF - Multiple-Family Dwelling District regulations.

Retail, commercial, and office uses developed under the standards of the C-1 District are designed to provide a compatible relationship between the C-1 development and adjacent residential areas. See Section 15 for C-1 - Commercial District - Office, Light Retail, and Neighborhood Services regulations.

Uses which require considerable space for display, sales, or open storage, or by the nature of the use are generally not compatible with residential uses are located in the C-2 Commercial District. See Section 16 for C-2 - General Commercial District regulations.

The Central Business District is established to accommodate the unique characteristics of the historical center of the city and to ensure that future development in the CBD is compatible with maintaining the economic and historic integrity of the area. The Central Business District is designed to provide an area for shopping, dining, working, and entertainment which will remain active during evenings and weekends as well as standard work hours.

The Light Manufacturing/Industrial District is established to accommodate uses of a non-nuisance type located in relatively close proximity to residential and C-1 business areas. Development in the M-1 district is limited primarily to certain wholesale, jobbing, and warehouse uses and certain specialized manufacturing and research uses of a type which will not create nuisances, as well as any commercial uses. See Section 17 for M-1 - Manufacturing/Industrial District - Light regulations.

The Heavy Manufacturing/Industrial District is established to accommodate industrial uses not appropriate for inclusion in the M-1 district and likely to create noise, traffic, odor and/or other conditions incompatible with most residential and commercial uses. See Section 18 for M-2 - Manufacturing/Industrial District - Heavy regulations.

The Institutional District is established to accommodate uses of a generally noncommercial institutional and/or group quarters character. Such uses typically have residential characteristics or have symbiotic relationships with residential neighborhoods. See Section 19 for I - Institutional District regulations.

The Planned Development District provides a zoning category for the planning and development of larger tracts of land or tracts of land with unique characteristics for a single use or combination of uses requiring flexibility and variety in design to achieve orderly development with due respect to the protection of surrounding property. See Section 20 for PD - Planned Development District regulations.

Zoning districts located in flood hazard areas which are subject to periodic inundation shall be preceded by the prefix FP, indicating a subdistrict. Areas designated FP may be used only for those uses listed in the provisions of Section 22 until a use in any area or any portion thereof located in FP subdistrict has been approved by the City Council. Approval shall only be given after engineering studies determine that the area, or any portion thereof, is suitable for uses in the district, and building construction or development would not create an obstruction to drainage nor a hazard to life or property, and that such construction is not contrary to the public interest. See Section 21 for FP - Flood Plain District regulations.