(A) The city is hereby divided into zoning districts as shown on the official zoning district map, which may be subsequently amended by the procedures of § 152.015 of this chapter.
(B) The boundaries are generally on the center or a set distance from the edge of streets, on lot lines, on shorelines (OHW), on the center of streams or rivers, on the edge of wetlands and following the contours of the land.
(C) The following districts are hereby established:
Commercial Transition/Light Industrial | CT |
Downtown Mixed-Use | DM |
Forest Preservation | FP |
Forest Residential | FR |
Highway Mixed Use | HMU |
Neighborhood Residential | NR |
Open Space | OS |
Recreation | REC |
Rural Preservation | RP |
Shoreline Commercial | SC |
Shoreline Residential | SR |
Water Resource | WR |
(D) The lakes, rivers and streams in the city have been classified as follows:
Natural Environment (NE) | |
Allen Lake | 18-208 |
Andrews Lake | 18-214 |
Anna Lake | 18-213 |
Buchite Lake | 18-215 |
Davis Lake | 18-217 |
Grass Lake | 18-230 |
Minnie Lake | 18-210 |
Pickerel Lake | 18-205 |
Pug Hole Lake | 18-209 |
Un-named (Section 30) | 18-216 |
Un-named (Section 36) | 18-219 |
All streams | |
Recreational Development (RD) | |
Blue Lake | 18-211 |
Butterfield Lake | 18-231 |
East Wood Lake | 18-221 |
Papoose Lake | 18-206 |
Smokey Hollow Lake | 18-220 |
Little Emily Lake | 18-207 |
Trout Lake | 18-218 |
Wood Lake | 18-222 |
Little Pine River | |
General Development Lake (GD) | |
Dahler Lake | 18-204 |
Emily Lake | 18-203 |
Mary Lake | 18-185 |
Roosevelt Lake | 11-43 |
Ruth Lake | 18-212 |
(E) The jurisdiction of this chapter shall include all property within the city municipal limits.
(F) All uses are considered prohibited unless specifically allowed in this chapter, even if they are not listed specifically under excluded uses.
(G) The following land use criteria shall be considered when establishing a zoning classification or amending the official zoning map:
(1) Conformance to the city’s Comprehensive Plan;
(2) Preservation of natural sensitive areas;
(3) Present ownership and development;
(4) Shoreland soil types and their engineering capabilities;
(5) Presence of rare plant and animal species;
(6) Topographic characteristics;
(7) Vegetative cover;
(8) In-water physical characteristics;
(9) Recreational use of surface water;
(10) Road and service center accessibility;
(11) Public costs, both direct and indirect, of development consistent with the proposed zone;
(12) Availability of public sewer;
(13) The necessity to reserve and restore areas having significant historical or ecological value;
(14) Conflicts between land uses and impacts of commercial uses or higher densities on adjacent properties;
(15) Alternative(s) available for desired land use; and
(16) Prevention of spot zoning.
(Ord. 906-2011, passed - -2011)