A.

The city has a designated historic preservation overlay zone that includes 21 properties with frontage on Sussex Avenue, and encompasses 2.99 acres. The historic preservation (HP) zone district is identified to encourage the preservation of lands, sites, and structures of historical or archaeological significance through continued use of these historic places and structures.

B.

Most of the properties within the HP overlay zone have been submitted for listing on the National Historic Register as historic properties. The current and underlying zoning (C-1) remains in effect, to include height, setbacks, density, and uses as allowed in Tables 106.10.070-1 and 106.10.70-2, except public facility permits not allowed within this overlay district. Renovations or new building will require design review pursuant to this code, to preserve the historic buildings or structures.

(Ord. No. 823, § 10, 11-13-2012)

A.

Purpose. The purpose of this district is to promote the city's sandstone heritage by requiring new commercial development in the downtown core to add sandstone to the exterior of its building and to encourage existing buildings to also add sandstone.

B.

Focal point. The downtown area is the focal point of the community, and contains most of the area's historic sandstone buildings. The downtown area includes retail and service oriented businesses and is characterized by historic sandstone buildings built in the early 1900s as well as newer development that includes sandstone facades on buildings.

C.

Intent. The intent of this zone is to highlight the city's sandstone heritage by requiring design review standards for all new commercial activities fronting the main arterials within this district. Design standards shall require the use of sandstone and/or brick to some degree pursuant to this code. Existing commercial business will be encouraged, but not required, to conform to the design character. The current and underlying zoning (C-1) remains in effect, to include height, setbacks, density and uses as allowed in Tables 106.10.070-1 and 106.10.070-2, except public facility permits not allowed within this overlay district.

(Ord. No. 823, § 10, 11-13-2012)

A.

Purpose. The professional office overlay zone is meant to allow administrative and professional offices and private training school uses in addition to the uses allowed in the underlying zone. The goal of this overlay designation is to provide incentives for owners to rehabilitate existing older single-family homes in the area into uses that are not overly intrusive to other existing residential uses, while providing an additional means of economic development for the city.

B.

Conformance with standards of underlying zone. Uses and development standards of this overlay zone shall conform to the requirements of the underlying zoning district.

C.

Additional permitted uses. This overlay zone allows for the following office/business uses in addition to the uses allowed by the underlying zone:

1.

Administrative and professional offices within existing single-family or duplex units;

2.

Small private training schools, such as tutors, music teachers, or similar uses, within existing single-family or duplex units.

(Ord. No. 823, § 10, 11-13-2012)