4.1.1. DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED.
   A.   Intent. It is the intent of this Section to define development standards for traditional zoning districts within the City. All land within the City’s traditional zoning districts shall be developed in accordance with the standards and regulations in this Section and applicable Sections of this UDO.
   B.   Districts Established. The City of Monroe is divided into zoning districts. This Section establishes the traditional zoning districts and defines their respective standards. The traditional zoning districts are organized into five (5) categories and established in Table 4.1 below. The five (5) categories are enumerated below:
      1.   Residential Zoning Districts.
      2.   Commercial Zoning Districts.
      3.   Industrial Zoning Districts.
      4.   Planned Districts.
      5.   Conditional Districts.
Table 4.1 Traditional Zoning Districts
Table 4.1 Traditional Zoning Districts
Residential Zoning Districts
RR
Residential, Rural
Section 4.2.1.
RLD
Residential, Low Density
Section 4.2.2.
RMD
Residential, Medium Density
Section 4.2.3.
RHD
Residential, High Density
Section 4.2.4.
Commercial Zoning Districts
OM
Office/Medical
Section 4.3.1.
NB
Neighborhood Business
Section 4.3.2.
GB
General Business
Section 4.3.3.
Industrial Zoning Districts
GI
General Industrial
Section 4.4.1.
HI
Heavy Industrial
Section 4.4.2.
Planned Districts
PCD
Planned Commerce Development
Section 4.5.1.
PUD
Planned Unit Development
Section 4.5.2.
Conditional Districts
C-R
Conditional, Residential
Section 4.6.E.
C-O
Conditional, Office
Section 4.6.F.
C-C
Conditional, Commercial
Section 4.6.G.
C-I
Conditional, Industrial
Section 4.6.H.
 
   C.   Forward Monroe Plan. The traditional zoning districts are intended to implement the Land Use Character Areas identified in the City’s adopted Land Use Plan, Forward Monroe. The Forward Monroe plan identifies ten (10) character areas which are used broadly to describe the shape and form of future development intended for each area. Emphasis is placed on density, scale, compatibility of uses, and the way in which these choices shape the surrounding area. The traditional zoning districts implement the Suburban, Rural, Manufacturing, Logistics and Aerospace, Traditional Development, and portions of the Community Corridor character areas defined in the Forward Monroe plan.
   D.   Groupings. The traditional zoning districts are categorized into four groupings residential, business, industrial, and planned). Within the four groupings exist zoning districts which implement the character areas as defined in the Forward Monroe plan. The standards for each zoning district are defined and enumerated in the Section 4.1.2: Grouping of Districts, below.