Rock Port City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
030 District Boundaries and General Regulations.
[Ord. No. 530 §3, 11-2-1965]
A.
In order to classify, regulate and restrict the locations of trades, industries, and the location of buildings designed for specified uses; to regulate and limit the height and use of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered; to regulate and limit the intensity of use and the lot areas; and to regulate and determine the areas of yard, courts, and other open spaces surrounding such buildings, the City is hereby divided into districts of which there shall be seven (7) in number known as:
"R-A" | Rural Agricultural District | |
"R-1" | Residential District | |
"R-2" | General Residential District | |
"C-1" | General Business District | |
"C-2" | Central Business District | |
"I-1" | Light Industrial District | |
"I-2" | Heavy Industrial District |
B.
The boundaries of these districts are shown upon the "District Map" which is made a part of this Title. Said map and all the information shown thereon shall have the same force and effect as if all were fully set forth or described herein. The original of this is properly attested and is on file with the City Clerk.
C.
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the City of Rock Port shall be classified in the "R-1" Residential District until, within a reasonable time after annexation, the annexed territory shall be appropriately classified by ordinance in accordance with Section 400.170 of this Chapter.
D.
Whenever any street or other public way is vacated by official action of the City of Rock Port, the zoning district adjoining each side of such street or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.
E.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various districts as shown on the District Map, the following rules shall apply:
1.
Where a boundary line is given a position within a street, alley or non-navigable stream, it shall be deemed to be in the center of the street, alley or stream, and if the actual location of such street, alley or stream varies slightly from the location as shown on the District Map, then the actual location shall control.
2.
Where a boundary line is shown as being located a specific distance from a street line or other physical feature, this distance shall control.
3.
Where a boundary line is shown adjoining or coincident with a railroad, it shall be deemed to be in the center of the railroad right-of-way and distances measured from a railroad shall be measured from the center of the designated main line track.
4.
Where the district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, such boundaries shall be construed to be the lot lines and where the districts are bounded approximately by lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary of such districts unless said boundaries are otherwise indicated on the map.
5.
In unsubdivided property, unless otherwise indicated, the district boundary line shall be determined by the use of the scale contained on such map.
F.
Except as hereinafter provided:
1.
No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered nor shall any building or land be used except for the purpose permitted in the district in which the building or land is located.
2.
No building or structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered, except in conformity with the height, yard, area per family, parking and other regulations prescribed herein for the district in which the building is located.
3.
The minimum yards and other open spaces including lot areas per family required by this Chapter shall be provided for each and every building or structure hereafter erected, and such minimum yards, open spaces, and lot areas for each and every building or structure whether existing on November 2, 1965, or hereafter erected shall not be encroached upon or be considered as a yard or open space requirement for any other building or structure.
4.
Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined and in no case shall there be more than one (1) building on one (1) lot unless otherwise provided in this Chapter.