(A) Districts and designations. For zoning purposes, the territory within the jurisdiction of the County Plan Commission is hereby classified and divided into 14 districts with the following names and designations:
District Designation | Type of District |
District Designation | Type of District |
A-1 | Prime Agriculture |
A-2 | Agricultural |
FP | Floodplain |
FR | Forest Recreation |
GB | General Business |
I-1 | Enclosed Industrial |
I-2 | Open Industrial |
IB | Interchange Business |
LB | Local Business |
R-1 | Single-Family Residence |
R-2 | Two-Family Residence |
R-3 | Multi-Family Residence |
RB | Roadside Business |
UD | Unit Development Plan |
(B) Zone Map. The Zone Map, which accompanies and is hereby declared to be a part of this chapter, shows the boundaries of the area covered by the districts. Notations, references, indications and other matters shown on the Zone Map are as much a part of this chapter as if they were fully described herein. The map, dated 11-7-2005, is hereby incorporated by reference into the “Area Zoning Code, Ripley County, Indiana, 1991”, as amended, and consists of the following sheets: a separate sheet for each individual township in the county, with the participating town(s) being listed and shown on back of the township map where each such town is situated. (The City of Batesville, Indiana, is not shown, as it does not participate in the Area Plan Commission or Zoning Code of the county.)
(C) Floodplain district. The floodplain districts (areas subject to inundation of the regulatory flood) as identified by the Federal Insurance Administration on the County Flood Insurance Rate Map dated 9-1-1987 (or applicable town map), along with any subsequent revisions to the text of the federal criteria or maps and adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as if fully described herein, is established, and the boundaries thereof shall supersede the boundaries of any other district shown on the Zone Map. (See §§ 156.285 through 156.288 and 156.590 through 156.592 of this chapter.)
(Ord. passed - -2006, § 80.02)