St Paris City Zoning Code
ESTABLISHMENT OF
DISTRICTS
§ 154.015 DISTRICT TYPES.
The village is hereby divided into nine districts as follows: Rural Residential District, Low Density Residential District, Medium Density Residential District, High Density Residential District, Service Business District, Local Business District, Central Business District, Light Manufacturing District and Heavy Manufacturing District.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981; Ord. 2023-7, passed 11-20-2023)
§ 154.016 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-1).
The purpose of the Low Density Residential District is to provide land for single-family housing units not to exceed four families per acre. Manufactured dwelling-housing units and multi-family housing units are permitted only under the Planned Unit Development approach. Public uses and quasi-public uses are permitted within this district. Commercial and industrial development is prohibited. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981; Ord. 500, passed 12-29-1988)
§ 154.017 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2).
The purpose of the Medium Density Residential District is to provide land for single- and multi-family housing units, permanent or mobile, not to exceed six families per acre. Manufactured dwelling-housing units may not be scattered, but are required to be located in a manufactured dwelling-housing park in accordance with §§ 154.265 through 154.270. Public uses and quasi-public uses are permitted within this district. Commercial development is prohibited unless introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981; Ord. 500, passed 12-29-1988)
§ 154.018 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-3).
The purpose of the High Density Residential District is to provide land for multi-family housing units not to exceed 16 families per acre. A manufactured dwelling-housing park is a permitted use. Commercial development is prohibited unless introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.019 SERVICE BUSINESS DISTRICT (B-1).
The purpose of the Service Business District is to provide land for sales, service, and repair establishments which require highway orientation or large tracts of land not normally available in central and local business districts; do not contribute to the design of a unified business center; depend on drive-in business; and require a location along or near major thoroughfares and intersections. General retail and office businesses are permitted as conditional uses. Residential development is prohibited. Other commercial and industrial development may be introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.020 LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (B-2).
The purpose of the Local Business District is to provide land for small retail and personal service establishments offering convenience-type goods and services for the daily needs of the people in the immediate neighborhood or area. Residential and other commercial development are prohibited unless introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.021 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (B-3).
The purpose of the Central Business District is to provide land for retail, service, office, institutional, commercial, recreational and cultural facilities that are fully compatible in an intensely developed or developing commercial center, and for a logical expansion of the compacted core. Residential and other commercial developments are prohibited unless introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Manufacturing or industrial development is prohibited. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.022 LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT (M-1).
The purpose of the Light Manufacturing District is to provide land for manufacturing or industrial establishments which are clean, quiet, and free of hazardous or objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, or glaze; operate within enclosed structures, and generate little industrial traffic. Heavy manufacturing or industrial development is prohibited. Commercial development is prohibited unless introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.023 HEAVY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT (M-2).
The purpose of the Heavy Manufacturing District is to provide land for major manufacturing, processing storage, warehousing, research, and testing establishments which require large sites, extensive community services and facilities, ready access to regional transportation; have large open storage and service areas; generate heavy traffic; and create no nuisance discernible beyond the district. Extractive manufacturing use is permitted as a conditional use if the operation does not create a hazard or nuisance which adversely affects the health, safety, and general well being of the community and other manufacturing establishments in the district. Residential development is prohibited. Light manufacturing or industrial uses are permitted as conditional uses. Commercial and industrial development may be introduced under the Planned Unit Development approach. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 420, passed 3-4-1981)
§ 154.024 RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (RR).
The purpose of the Rural Residential District is to provide land which is suitable or used for agriculture, conservation, very low-density residence not to exceed one family per two acres, and public and quasi-public uses. Commercial and industrial development is prohibited. Group or central water and sewer facilities are required.
(Ord. 2023-7, passed 11-20-2023)