The purpose of overlay zoning districts is to allow the City to establish special land use regulations, standards, or procedures in areas with unique land use, site planning, and building design issues. Overlay zoning districts are also an appropriate mechanism to implement long-term goals and land use requirements of the City for a specific property, location, or to coordinate land use and design requirements unique to a large tract of land. Overlay zoning districts are intended to be applied only where special circumstances justify the modification of base zoning district regulations to achieve specific land use and design objectives.
(a) Districts. In addition to the conventional zoning districts established by this Ordinance, the following overlay districts are established:
(1) Downtown Overlay District (DO)
(2) Railway Depot Overlay (RD)
(b) Establishment and Designation. Overlay zoning districts are established through rezoning, and only in conjunction with base zoning districts. Letters, numbers, or a combination thereof, shall be combined with other applicable district designations to the property or properties on which an overlay district is established. Except as modified by the overlay zoning district, the provisions of the applicable base zoning district shall apply to all development within the boundary of the designated area. If regulations conflict, the applicable overlay zoning district regulations shall prevail.
(1) Whenever an overlay district is established, any subsequent application to change the base zoning district shall not be construed to be an application to eliminate the overlay district for the property covered by the application.
(Ord. 2023-02. Passed 4-17-23.)