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A. All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with this Ordinance or inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and effect.
B. No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district or zone in which it is located.
C. In those instances where buildings and structures exist on a lot or parcel that is subsequently rezoned to another district or zone (zone map amendment), those buildings and structures shall be exempt from seeking variances from the required development standards of that district or zone. All existing structures at the time of the rezoning shall be deemed to be legal nonconforming buildings or structures and shall comply with all provisions of this Ordinance from that point forward.
D. Government projects such as parking lots, garages, rights-of-way, parks and other property wholly owned by a government agency shall not be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance.
E. The provisions of this Ordinance are not intended to nullify, abolish or repeal any easement, covenant or other private agreement or restriction.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
The following districts and zones are hereby established for the corporate limits of the City and land within said areas shall be designated on the Official Zone Map by the following symbols:
Districts and Zones | Symbol |
Districts and Zones | Symbol |
Zones | |
Residential Large | RL |
Residential Medium | RM |
Residential - Attached Single-Family | RA |
Residential - Multi-Unit Complex | RMC |
Residential - Mobile Homes | RMH |
Commercial - Small Format | CS |
Commercial - Medium Format | CM |
Commercial - Large Format | CL |
Industrial - Medium Format | IM |
Industrial - Large Format | IL |
Interstate Commerce | IC |
Districts | |
Agricultural | AG |
Airport Commerce District | AC |
Districts and Zones | Symbol |
Open Space | OS |
Old Town | OT |
Old Town Residential | OTR |
Airspace Overlay District | AO |
Flood Hazard District | FD |
Planned Unit Development | PUD |
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
Planned Unit Developments are intended to promote the development of unique products across residential, commercial, and industrial uses. PUDs are not to be utilized to circumvent the standards of this Ordinance.
PUD ordinances shall meet the following minimum requirements:
A. Minimum area.
1. Residential: fifteen (15) acres
2. Commercial and Mixed Use: twenty (20) acres
3. Industrial: thirty (30) acres
Division III, Section 10-03-05 through Sec. 10-03-07, and Sec. 10-03-13 of this Division may not be reduced through the PUD process.
All PUDs existing at the adoption of this Division shall be maintained until otherwise rezoned. These PUDs may continue to function under the established PUD Ordinance previously adopted and specific to that development. Any project within the same geographic boundaries of the existing PUD may be redeveloped under the same provisions that were previously adopted. A property owner, at the approval of the Planning Director, may instead select to designate the existing PUD into applicable districts or zones that most closely relate to the existing uses and building form.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
A. The City is divided into district and zones as shown on the official zoning map which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Chapter, as amended.
B. The new official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the Plan Commission President and attested by the Planning Director under the following words: “This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the City of Greenwood, adopted on October 5, 2020, and hereby supersedes and replaces any and all previous zoning maps. Plan Commission President, Planning Director.”
C. The Official Zoning Map shall be located on the City’s official website. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the official zoning map which shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the City.
D. No changes of any nature shall be made in the official zoning map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Ordinance and in Indiana State Code. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance and punishable as provided under this Chapter.
E. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in other circumstances not covered herein, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall interpret the district or zone boundaries.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the Plan Commission may by resolution adopt a new official zoning map which shall supersede the prior official zoning map. Unless the prior official zoning map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining, shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment. The new official zoning map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior official zoning map and shall be identified by the signature of the President of the Plan Commission and Attested by the Planning Director under the following words: “This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map of the City of Greenwood, adopted this October 5, 2020, and hereby supersedes and replaces any and all previous zoning maps. Plan Commission President, Planning Director.”
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts and zones as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines.
B. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C. Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following such City limits.
D. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
E. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.
F. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features listed above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
Where a district or zone boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this Ordinance, the Board of Zoning Appeals may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed fifty feet (50') beyond the district or zone line into the remaining portion of the lot.
(Ord. 20-29, § 2, 9-21-20)
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