Because of changing surroundings, certain established residential areas require special attention to both their existing and future land uses. These residential neighborhoods and street corridors are identified on the development overlay map of the comprehensive plan because encroachment of nonresidential uses could adversely affect established neighborhoods. Therefore, those residential areas for which a change from established land uses could prove detrimental to a particular corridor, neighborhood, or its surrounding neighborhood shall be given a residential stabilization overlay designation (RSO). The emphasis for areas designated RSO shall be maintenance and rehabilitation of existing structures in a manner consistent with the existing zoning designation.
A. Zoning District Amendments: No zoning district change may be considered for lands designated RSO unless preceded by a request to amend the city's comprehensive plan land use map.
B. Conditional Use Permits: Conditional use permits for nonresidential use types can be requested only on lands vacant at the time of adoption of this code or in structures not originally constructed or used for residential purposes.
C. Nonresidential Uses: Nonresidential uses in residential zoning districts, including parking lots for uses permitted in residential zoning districts, shall not be permitted.
D. Applicability: The provisions of the RSO are to be applied in conjunction with the provisions of the underlying zoning district and any other applicable overlay areas. Where the provisions of the RSO and other standards conflict, the requirements of the RSO shall apply. (Ord. 3044, 2020: Ord. 2846 § 1, 2008)