Each zoning district established in this chapter is provided for a specific purpose and in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the location of various types of uses throughout the town as follows:

(1)

Residential districts.

a.

R-5, country residential district. The R-5 country residential district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings on lots measuring a minimum of five acres (217,800 square feet) excluding all required public dedications, including but not limited to rights-of-way, parks, and open spaces. Country residential districts are intended to provide an opportunity for rural character residential development. It may also be used in areas with steep topographic changes in order to minimize alteration of the terrain.

b.

R-2, rural residential district. The R-2, rural residential district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings on lots measuring a minimum of two acres (87,120 square feet) excluding all required public dedications, including but not limited to rights-of-way, parks, and open spaces. Rural residential districts are intended to provide an opportunity for rural residential character. It may also be used in areas with steep topographic changes in order to minimize alteration of the terrain.

c.

R-1, estate residential district. The R-1, estate residential district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings on lots measuring a minimum of one acre (43,560 square feet) for the subdivision excluding all required public dedications, including but not limited to rights-of-way, parks, and open spaces. Such developments offer the ability to develop at a higher density without compromising the rural residential character of the town.

d.

R-O.5, neighborhood residential district. The R-O.5, neighborhood residential district is intended to be composed of single-family dwellings on lots measuring a minimum of a half acre (21,780 square feet), excluding all required public dedications, including but not limited to rights-of-way, parks and open spaces. The R-O.5, neighborhood residential district is intended to be applied to relatively flat land where building sites may be created without the use of retaining walls and the removal of significant amounts of vegetation or mature trees.

e.

MF, multifamily residential district. The MF, multifamily residential district is intended to allow for multifamily residential development in areas where additional requirements for streets, utilities, drainage, open space and landscaping are met. The MF, multifamily residential district requires approval of a site plan prior to development.

f.

RA, residential airpark. The residential airpark district is intended to allow single-family residential use in conjunction with private use aviation in subdivisions composed of lots measuring a minimum of one acre (43,560 square feet), excluding all required public dedications, including but not limited to rights-of way, parks and open space. The RA district must comply with all requirements of the R-1 zoning district unless otherwise noted in this ordinance, or the Land Use Schedule, section 102-61 and/or the District Development Standards, section 102-124, Figure 2.

(2)

Commercial districts.

a.

LR, local retail district. The LR, local retail district is a retail category intended to serve local residents and businesses. The LR district occurs most often at limited corner locations at intersections of major thoroughfares. Off-street parking requirements are set out for business establishments in the LR district as are the requirements for lot coverage.

b.

O, office park district. The purpose and objective of the O, office park district classification and its application is to allow planned office parks consisting of office buildings for business and professional use, research and development complexes, and buildings for accessory uses. Off-street parking and lot coverage requirements are set out in the O, office park district.

c.

O-H, office park—hotel district. The O-H, office park—hotel district is very similar to the O, office park district, but permits hotels and motels, conferencing centers and training facilities, and restaurants in addition to office buildings.

d.

O-I, office—industrial district. The purpose of the O-I, office—industrial district classification is to establish industrial areas of high operational development and environmental standards. Because there will be significant neighboring residential and office park development, the district permits offices and industrial uses that are predominantly light in character, have their operations conducted wholly within buildings, minimize traffic congestion, noise, glare, air pollution, fire and safety hazards, and are compatible with adjacent land uses.

(3)

PD, Planned development districts. The purpose of the PD, planned development district is to:

a.

Provide for a superior design of lots or buildings;

b.

Provide for increased recreation and/or open space opportunities for public use;

c.

Provide rural amenities or features that would be of special benefit to the property users or community;

d.

Protect or preserve natural amenities and environmental assets such as trees, creeks, ponds, floodplains, slopes or hills and viewscapes;

e.

Protect or preserve existing historical buildings, structures, features or places; and

f.

Provide an appropriate balance between the intensity of development and the ability to provide adequate supporting public facilities and services.

(4)

Governmental use districts. The "GU" governmental use district is established to apply to those lands where national, state, or local governmental activities are conducted and where governments or their duly created instrumentalities hold title to such lands. Any lawful governmental activity is permitted in these districts. It is not intended to classify all lands owned by government into this district, but only those lands particularly and peculiarly related to the public welfare. It is generally intended to utilize this district to implement the comprehensive master plan.

(UDC 1994, art. III, § 3; Ord. No. 373, § 3, 8-14-2000; Ord. No. 426, § 3, 9-23-2002; Ord. No. 519, § 3, 4-23-2007)