The zones listed in § 155.025 of this subchapter are defined as follows:
(A) Residential. The development of one or more residences on property that is not going to be subdivided for further developments. Created to preserve and enhance a safe, pleasant living environment for the people of the county and intended to provide a variety and mix of dwelling types.
(1) Estate: primarily intended for single-family residential development on five acre or more parcels along major county roads or state highways in currently existing agricultural areas.
(2) Single-Family: intended for single-family residential development on one acre or more lots.
(3) Multi-Family: intended for residential development of more than one dwelling unit per acre, including but not limited to apartments, condominiums, townhouses, duplexes, recreational vehicle parks, and mobile home parks.
(B) Business (Commercial). These business and commercial guidelines are intended to provide services where they are needed most and to preserve, enhance and encourage the usefulness and vitality of these areas. Commercial businesses shall be developed in a manner that reflects the character of the surrounding area.
(C) Industrial. Criteria have been created to provide minimum adverse effect to other land uses in the vicinity. Industry business shall be developed in a manner which reflects the character of the surrounding area.
(1) Light: light industrial uses are relatively clean, quiet, and free of smoke, noise, dust, and pollution.
(2) Heavy: industrial uses are generally major operations and extensive in character and require large open sites, open storage and service areas, quick access to regional transportation, and may generate nuisances such as smoke, noise, vibrations, dust, glare, air pollution, and water pollution. Heavy industrial uses should be located away from residential and commercial uses.
(3) Mineral Extraction: primarily intended for limestone, coal, gravel extraction and stone processing activities, including but not limited to limestone quarries, coal mines, and gravel pits. Like heavy industrial uses, should be located away from residential and commercial business uses.
(D) Agricultural. These provisions are established to protect suitable land for active agricultural production in the county. Agricultural production is recognized as one of the, if not the, primary economic activity in the county, and certain lands are particularly suited to such uses because of their size, configuration, soil, topography, and locations in relation to other land uses. This chapter is intended to limit conversion of such agricultural lands to other uses and to promote proper land utilization.
(E) Institutional/Public (including recreational). This district is defined as that which is primarily intended to accommodate uses of a governmental, civic, public service or private institutional nature, including major public facilities, public utilities, churches, and local government-owned property. This zone includes the variety of state and local government recreational parks, recreation areas, forests, and fairgrounds. Maintenance and improvement of these areas will continue to bring more visitors to the county and provide outstanding recreational opportunities for county residents.
(BC Ord. passed 1-22-2003; BC Ord. passed 3-26-2003)