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• Residential Districts

Rural Agricultural-35 ac (RA-35ac) District
This district is intended to permit development, which is solely of a rural community character. The land use standards for this district permit very low density single-family residential development at a density of one dwelling unit for every 35 gross acres, as well as a variety of agricultural and agricultural support land uses.

Estate Residential-1 (ER-1) District
This district is intended to permit development, which has a low density, estate community character. The land use standards for this district permit primarily single-family detached residential development and a variety of related institutional land uses.

Suburban Residential-3 (SR-3) District
The district is intended to permit development, which has a moderate density, suburban community character. Density and intensity standards for this district are designed to ensure that the SR-3 District shall serve as a designation which preserves and protects the suburban residential community character of its area.

Neighborhood Residential-6 (NR-6) District
This district is intended to permit development, which has a moderate density, neighborhood community character. Density and intensity standards for this district are designed to ensure that the NR-6 District shall serve as a designation which preserves and protects the neighborhood residential community character of its area.

Mixed Residential-8 (MR-8) District
This district is intended to permit development, which has a moderately high density community character which lies between suburban and urban. The land use standards for this district permit both single-family detached residential development and certain types of moderately high density single-family attached development permitted by right and moderately high density single-family attached development permitted as a conditional use, as well as a variety of related institutional land uses.

Urban Residential-12 (UR-12) District
This district is intended to permit development, which has a high density, urban community character. The land use standards for this district permit single-family attached development permitted by right, and multi-family development permitted as a conditional use, as well as a variety of related institutional land uses.

• Non-Residential Districts

Neighborhood Office (NO) District
This district is intended to permit high-quality office and institutional land uses at an intensity compatible with the estate community character of older portions of the City predominately developed with large homes which are desirable to maintain, and where traffic volumes and adjacent land uses dictate the transition of these areas to certain nonresidential uses. In certain instances attached and multi-family housing uses may be allowed.

Suburban Office (SO) District
This district is intended to permit high-quality office and institutional land uses at an intensity compatible with the suburban community character of portions of the City.

Neighborhood Commercial (NC) District
This district is intended to permit small-scale commercial development, which is compatible with the desired overall suburban community character of the area in general, and with adjacent residential development in particular.

Suburban Commercial (SC) District
This district is intended to permit large and small-scale commercial development, which is compatible with the desired overall suburban community character of the area in general.

Urban Commercial (UC) District
This district is intended to permit both large and small-scale commercial development at intensities, which provide significant incentives for infill development and the continued economic viability of existing development.

Central Commercial (CC) District
This district is intended to permit both large and small-scale “downtown” commercial development at an intensity, which provides significant incentives for infill development, redevelopment, and the continued economic viability of existing development.

Suburban Industrial (SI) District
This district is intended to permit both large and small-scale industrial and office development at an intensity, which is consistent with the overall, desired suburban community character of the designated zoning district.

Urban Industrial (UI) District
This district is intended to permit both large and small-scale industrial and office development at an intensity, which is consistent with existing transition, and urban intensity development.

Heavy Industrial (HI) District
This district is designed to permit a very wide variety of industrial uses which may occur both indoors and outdoors, including certain land uses which are permitted in no other zoning district because of their potential to create nuisances for adjoining properties.

Mixed Residential and Non-Residential Districts
This district is designed to indicate unique areas of the City, which require the detailed planning approach of the planned unit development process, regardless of what type or types of development are contemplated.