APPENDIX A: ZONING

Article

   I   In General, §§ 1-6

   II   Definitions

   III   Districts and Boundaries Thereof, §§ 1-7

   IV   Compliance with the Regulations, § 1

   V   R-1 and R-2 Single-Family Residence Districts, §§ 1-4

   VA   Reserved

   VI   Two-Family Residence District, §§ 1-4

   VII   R-4 Multiple Dwelling District, §§ 1-4

   VIII   C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District, §§ 1-4

   IX   C-2 Commercial District, §§ 1-4

   X   C-3 Central Business District, §§ 1-4

   XI   Light Industrial District, §§ 1-4

   XII   M-2 Heavy Industrial District, §§ 1-4

   XIIA   Planned Unit Development (PUD) District, §§ 1-11

   XIII   Table of Height and Area Requirements

   XIV   Height and Area Exceptions and Modifications, §§ 1-5

   XV   Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements, §§ 1-4

   XVI   Special Use Regulations, §§ 1, 2

   XVII   Nonconforming Uses, §§ 1, 2

   XVIII   Board of Appeals, §§ 1-3

   XIX   Certificates of Occupancy, §§ 1-6

   XX   Plans and Staking, §§ 1, 2

   XXI   Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict

   XXII   Amendments and Changes, §§ 1-3

   XXIII   Enforcement, Violations, and Penalties

   XXIV   Validity

   XXV   When Effective

   XXVI   Adult Oriented Business, §§ 1-6

Cross-reference:

   Junkyards, see §§ 115.01 et seq.

   Mobile Homes, see Chapter 157

   Plan Commission, see §§ 150.01 et seq.

Editor’s note:

   This appendix contains the basic zoning ordinance, being Ord. 1968-29, enacted July 8, 1968, as amended except that amendments which merely reclassify specific parcels of property or areas are not included. Amendatory ordinances are cited in parentheses following the section amended. The arrangement and format of the ordinance have been retained except that the editors have corrected obvious typographical errors and added clarifying words and phrases in brackets where desirable.

ARTICLE I: IN GENERAL

§ 1. PURPOSE.

   This ordinance is adopted for the purpose of dividing the city into zones or districts, restricting and regulating therein the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence and other specified uses; to regulate the intensity of the use of lot areas, and to regulate and determine the area of open spaces surrounding such buildings; to establish building lines and the location of buildings designed for specified industrial, business, residential and other uses within such areas; to fix standards to which buildings or structures shall conform therein; to prohibit uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character of such districts, respectively; to prevent additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings or structures in such a way as to avoid the restrictions and limitations lawfully imposed hereunder; to limit congestion in the public streets by providing for the off-street parking and loading and unloading of vehicles; providing for the gradual elimination of nonconforming uses of land, buildings and structures; prescribing penalties for the violation of the ordinance; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to conserve the taxable value of land and buildings throughout the city; and to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.

§ 2. SHORT TITLE.

   This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as “The City of Paris Zoning Ordinance,” and shall include the official map of the zoned areas created by and referred to therein.

Editor’s note:

   The map referred to in this section is not in this appendix, but is available in the office of the City Clerk.