1131.01 USE DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED.

   The incorporated area of Dover, Ohio, is hereby divided into various districts known as:

   (a)    "S-1" Special District. Areas which are:

      (1)    Large public or semipublic holdings;

      (2)    Suitable for recreation;

      (3)    To be kept open for aircraft;

      (4)    Subject to periodic flooding.

   (b)    "R-1" Suburban Residence District. For low density residential development lacking community facilities, especially group water and sewer systems.

   (c)    "R-2" Low Density Residence District. For relatively low density residential development which presently has, or ultimately will have, group water and sewer facilities.

   (d)    "R-3" Medium Density Residence District. For medium density residential development which has ready access to most community facilities. Group water and group sewer facilities are required.

   (e)    "R-4" High Density Residence and Offices District. For high density residential development of apartments, rowhouses or other housing types of comparable density which can be conveniently served by community facilities, including offices, personal services and professional activities. Municipal water and sewer facilities are required.

   (f)   “B-1" Local or Community Shopping Center District. Shopping centers of an integrated design which provide adequate parking and servicing areas. They must be located along major thoroughfares, have restricted points of access and be screened or fenced from surrounding areas.

   (g)   “B-2" Highway or General Business District. Areas along major highways or thoroughfares which provide sales and services oriented to highway users and residents of more than one neighborhood.

   (h)   “B-3" Central Business District. Area encompassing the retail, governmental, office and institutional core of the City.

   (i)   “M-1" Restricted Industrial District. Areas which can be utilized for industries of a restricted nature which will have limited detrimental effects on neighboring residential areas.

   (j)   “M-2" General Industrial District. Areas which because of their access to transportation and community services provide good sites for most types of industry.

(Ord. 48-67. Passed 8-21-67.)

   (k)   “H-1" Health Service District Areas which because of their proximity to a hospital and to each other are able to provide a full range of health services and related uses and achieve efficiency for the benefit of the community.

      (Ord. 21-87. Passed 5-18-87.)

   (l)   “R-5" Manufactured Home Residential District. For development of communities consisting of manufactured homes erected on masonry foundations, concrete pads or concrete piers with municipal water and sewer facilities being required. The communities shall conform to the requirements of the State of Ohio Department of Health regulations; except, where requirements of the City of Dover are more restrictive, such requirements shall take precedence over the State requirements and be applied. (Ord. 44-98. Passed 8-10-98.)