APPENDIX A: PURPOSES OF ZONING DISTRICTS
Symbol
Title
Purpose
Symbol
Title
Purpose
AG
Agricultural District
The AG District provides for and preserves the agricultural and rural use of land, while accommodating very low-density residential development generally associated with agricultural uses. The District is designed to maintain complete agricultural uses within the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction.
RR
Rural Residential District
This District provides for very low-density residential environments, accommodating developments that merge urban living with rural life and institutions which require a residential environment. It permits limited agricultural uses within these settings. The District’s regulations assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure.
R-1
Single-Family Residential District
This District is intended to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods, characterized by single-family dwellings on large lots with supporting community facilities. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure.
R-2
Two-Family Residential District
This District is intended to provide for medium-density residential neighborhoods, characterized by single-family dwellings and duplexes and two-unit townhomes on small to moderately-sized lots with supporting community facilities. It provides special regulations to encourage innovative forms of housing development. It adapts to both established and developing neighborhoods, as well as transitional areas between single-family and multi-family neighborhoods. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure
R-3
Multiple-Family Residential District
This District is intended to provide locations for a variety of housing types, including multiple-family housing, with supporting and appropriate community facilities. The District integrates some appropriate non-residential uses by special use permit in order to develop fully urban, mixed-use neighborhoods.
NTR
Non-Traditional Residential District
This District recognizes that non-traditional residential development, properly planned, can provide important opportunities for affordable housing. It provides opportunities for mobile home, tiny home and similar developments within planned parks or subdivisions, along with the supporting services necessary to create quality residential neighborhoods.
O
Office Residential District
This District reserves appropriately located area for office development and distinguishes office uses from other, more intensive commercial activities and to provide suitable office environments in the city. The Office District is also designed to permit a mixture of uses that are compatible with office development and to facilitate planning for traffic generation.
LC
Limited Commercial District
This District provides for neighborhood shopping facilities which serve the needs of residents of surrounding residential communities. The commercial and office uses permitted are generally compatible with nearby residential areas. Development regulations are designed to ensure compatibility in size, scale and landscaping with nearby residences.
UC
Urban Commercial District
This District is intended to address the special needs of mixed-use neighborhoods that combine residential areas with nearby or adjacent office and commercial development. It permits uses that are mutually compatible. These districts are generally adjacent to major community arterials and, in some cases, include the use of residential properties for office and commercial purposes. The District’s regulations recognize the urban and pedestrian character of these environments.
B-1
Central Business District
This District is intended to provide appropriate development regulations for downtown. Mixed uses are encouraged within the B-1 District. The grouping of uses is designed to strengthen downtown’ s role as a center for trade, service and civic life.
B-2
General Commercial District
This District provides for a variety of commercial, office and service uses and is adapted to the city’s largest commercial districts outside of downtown. Uses and developments in the B-2 District may develop substantial traffic, creating potential land use conflict with adjacent residential neighborhoods. This District is most appropriate along arterials or in areas that can be well buffered from residential districts.
ML/C-1
Light Industrial District
This District is intended to reserve sites appropriate for the location of industrial uses with relatively limited environmental effects. The District is designed to provide appropriate space and regulations to encourage good quality industrial development, while assuring that facilities are served with adequate parking and loading facilities.
MH
General Industrial District
This District is intended to accommodate a wide variety of industrial uses, some of which may have significant external effects. These uses may have operating characteristics that create conflicts with lower-intensity surrounding land uses. The District provides the reservation of land for these activities and includes buffering requirements to reduce incompatibility.
 
(Ord. 23-09, passed 8-21-2023)