1169.02 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS.
   (a)   Districts Established.
      (1)   For the purposes of this Code, all land within the incorporated territory of Defiance, Ohio, is hereby divided into the districts established in Table 1169.02-1: Zoning Districts.
TABLE 1169.02-1: ZONING DISTRICTS
ABBREVIATION
DISTRICT NAME
OPEN AIR ZONING DISTRICTS
F-P
Flood Plain District
S-1
Special District
A-1
Agriculture District
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
R-1
Low Density Residence District
R-2
Medium Density Residence District
R-3
Medium to High Density Residence District
R-4
Mobile Home Parks District
BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS
O-R
Office -Residential District
B-1
Neighborhood Business District
B-2
Central Business District
B-3
Highway and General Business District
B-4
Community Shopping Center District
INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
M-1
Restricted Industrial District
M-2
Limited Industrial District
M-3
General Industrial District
OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
CO
College Overlay District
PUD
Planned Unit Development Overlay District
 
   (b)   Relationship to Overlay Zoning Districts.
      (1)   The creation of overlay zoning districts is authorized to achieve particularized zoning objectives within a defined area when deemed necessary to address unique characteristics of that area.
      (2)   When established, overlay districts shall be shown on the Zoning Map as dashed lines labeled with the name of the overlay district.
      (3)   Effect of Overlay Districts.
         A.   Overlay district regulations establish zoning regulations applicable only within the territorial boundaries of the overlay district to which they pertain.
         B.   Overlay district regulations may establish minimum architectural and site improvement standards that differ from the requirements generally applicable to similarly zoned properties not located within the overlay district, regulate certain land uses that are permitted by the general zoning regulations pertaining to the use of similarly zoned lands not located within the overlay district, or modify the procedures employed to resolve zoning compliance issues when the land subject to regulation lies within the overlay district.
         C.   If any overlay district regulation is thought to be inconsistent with a general provision of the codified ordinances, the provisions shall, if possible, be construed so that full effect is given to both. 1f the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the provisions of the overlay district regulations shall prevail over the general ordinance as an exception to the general ordinance.
         D.   Where land is classified into an overlay zoning district as well as a base zoning district, the regulations governing development in the overlay zoning district shall apply in addition to the regulations governing the base zoning district.
            (Ord. 7675. Passed 11-11-14.)