(a) ZONING DISTRICTS. The City of Wheeling is hereby divided into the following zoning districts, with their respective symbol designations:
(1) Residential Districts
R-1A Residential, Single Family, Low Density
R-1B Residential, Single Medium Density
R-1C Residential, Single High Density
R-2 Residential, Two-Family
R-3 Residential, Multi-Family
R-4 Residential, High Density
(2) Commercial Districts
C-1 Commercial, Neighborhood
C-2 Commercial, General
EMO Educational, Medical, Office
D-1 Downtown, High Density
D-2 Downtown, Medium Density
D-3 Downtown, Riverfront
(3) Industrial Districts
I-1 Industrial, Light
I-2 Industrial, General
(4) Planned Districts
R-5 Planned Residential District
(5) Special Districts
EWSD East Wheeling Special District
NWSD North Wheeling Special District
(6) Overlay Districts
(no acronym) Floodplain
(b) ORDER OF RESTRICTIVENESS. In this Zoning Ordinance, districts may be described as more restrictive or less restrictive than other districts. The more restrictive district shall be the district subject to regulations that prohibit the particular use intended to be made of a subject lot or which has higher standards for setbacks, coverage, height, and similar requirements.
(c) WHEN PROVISIONS CONFLICT.
(1) Wherever the terms of this Zoning Ordinance require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance shall govern.
(2) Wherever the provisions of any other ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or a less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, the provisions of such other ordinance or regulation shall govern.