(A) Agricultural District (AG). The AG District is established in recognition of agriculture as the predominant and basic use of land throughout much of the City of Marion and for the conservation thereof.
(B) Residential Suburban (RS). This single family district has been established principally to include lands that are generally characterized by two or more of the following conditions: substantial differences in topographic relief; extensive tree cover; heave, mucky or easily erodable soils; unusual drainage characteristics; outside areas of utility development; or are currently being developed in a distinctive pattern not adaptable to the customary manner of subdividing land for residential purposes.
(C) Residential-1 (R1). This is a single family, low-density residential district. The minimum lot size and building area are less than the RS district. R1 districts usually include new and developing single family neighborhoods and subdivisions.
(D) Residential-2 (R2). This district is primarily a medium-density single family district. The R2 requirements as to minimum lots and ground floor area of buildings are less than those specified for R2 and R1. This district frequently applies to existing residential neighborhoods and comparable expansion thereof.
(E) Residential-3 (R3). This district is established to include areas of relatively low-density two-family and multiple-family residences permitted on a density of use basis, with the minimum lot size being increased for more than one family in a building. Single family residences are also permitted in a density basis somewhat higher than R2 districts.
(F) Residential-4 (R4). This is a medium-density residential district with all types of residential development permitted.
(G) Residential-5 (R5). This is a relatively high-density residential district with all types of residential development permitted.
(H) Professional Business (PB). This district is established as a buffer, generally between commercial and residential districts permitting selected professional and business uses having limited contact with the public.
(I) Accommodation Business (AB). This district is established to include areas that are in close proximity to expressway interchanges or recreation uses and at appropriate intervals along major thoroughfares and are designed to provide uses appropriate to the limited accommodation and service needs of these areas.
(J) Local Business (LB). This district is designed and located in neighborhoods to accommodate the primary and service needs of the locality. Although limited in area occupied, the district is important to the economic welfare of the community in placing convenience and impulse goods shops close to the consumer.
(K) Central Business (CB). This district is established to include areas that are intended to serve as the Central Business District for urban places.
(L) Central Core (CC). This is a special district, applicable to the Central Core of the Downtown. It is established to provide for the special needs of this area by waiving certain requirements in regard to parking, sign regulations, and the like which are necessary in other commercial districts.
(M) General Business (GB). This is a general business district providing for all types of business and service uses including warehouse and storage facilities as well as some light industrial operations.
(N) Shopping Center (SC). This district provides for the need for retail shopping facilities in planned shopping centers in developing commercial areas of the municipalities. SC districts shall frequently include completely planned shopping environments in single ownership.
(O) Industrial-1 (I1). This district incorporates many of the existing industrial developments and provides for their expansion. Generally, the permitted uses will include only those where all of the operations, including the storage or material, are confined within a building and the performance characteristics are compatible with uses permitted in neighboring districts.
(P) Industrial-2 (I2). This district is provided for general industrial operations utilizing both enclosed and unenclosed space for storage, fabricating and manufacturing.
(Q) Industrial-3 (I3). This district is established to provide for general industrial operations in the processing of raw materials for the production of basic commodities.
(R) Airport Zone (AZ). The AZ district is established to be applied to the City’s Municipal Airport. Certain commercial and industrial operations may be permitted by special exception.
(S) Mobile Home Park District (MH). This district is established to provide for mobile home parks with exclusive occupancy by mobile homes as residences.
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