Symbol | Title | Purpose |
Symbol | Title | Purpose |
R-1 | Single-Family Residential (Low-Density) | This district is intended to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods, characterized by single-family dwellings on relatively large lots with supporting community facilities and urban services. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure. |
R-2 | Single-Family Residential (Urban Density) | This district is intended to provide for medium-density residential neighborhoods, characterized by single-family dwellings on moderately sized lots with supporting community facilities and urban services. Its regulations apply to established parts of Windsor Heights and to new areas which are developed to higher residential densities. Regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure. |
R-3 | Urban Family Residential | This district is intended to provide for medium-density residential neighborhoods, characterized by single-family dwellings on small to moderately sized lots and low-density, multiple-family development. It provides special regulations to encourage innovative forms of housing development. It adapts to both established and newer neighborhoods, as well as transitional areas between single-family and multi-family neighborhoods. Its regulations are intended to minimize traffic congestion and to assure that density is consistent with the carrying capacity of infrastructure. |
R-4 | Multiple-Family Residential | This district is intended to provide locations primarily for residential multiple-family housing, with supporting and appropriate community facilities. It also permits some nonresidential uses such as offices through a special permit procedure, to permit the development of mixed-use neighborhoods. |
MH | Mobile Home Residential | This district recognizes that mobile home development, properly planned, can provide important opportunities for affordable housing. It provides opportunities for mobile home development within planned parks or subdivisions, along with the supporting services necessary to create quality residential neighborhoods. |
O | Office/Limited Commercial | This district reserves appropriately located area for office and community-oriented commercial development and distinguishes these from other, more intensive commercial activities. The commercial and office uses permitted are compatible with nearby residential and civic areas. Development regulations are designed to ensure compatibility in size, scale, and landscaping with nearby residences. |
CC | Community Commercial | This district is intended for commercial facilities which serve the needs of markets ranging from several neighborhoods to the overall region. While allowed commercial and office uses are generally compatible with nearby residential areas, traffic and operating characteristics may have more negative effects on residential neighborhoods than those permitted in the O District. CC Districts are appropriate at major intersections, at the junction of several neighborhoods, or at substantial commercial sub-centers. |
GC | General Commercial | This district accommodates a variety of commercial uses, including auto-oriented uses, some of which have significant traffic or visual effects. These districts may include commercial uses which are oriented to services, including automotive services, rather than retail activities. These uses may create land use conflicts with adjacent residential areas, requiring provision of adequate buffering. This district is most appropriately located along major arterial streets or in areas that can be adequately buffered from surrounding residences. |
UC | University Avenue Corridor Mixed Use | This district recognizes the mixed-use character of the University Avenue Corridor, which contains a combination of residential, commercial, and office uses. This corridor will include special aesthetic and sign design standards which will help enhance its character as Windsor Heights’ main street. |
TC | Town Center District | This district is intended to provide appropriate development regulations to encourage the emergence of the 66th and University Avenue area as a town center for Windsor Heights. The regulations will recognize the mixed-use and civic character of the area, and will help to encourage the development of a pedestrian oriented district at the intersection. |
LI | Limited Industrial | This district is intended to reserve sites appropriate for the location of industrial uses with relatively limited environmental effects. The district is designed to provide appropriate space and regulations to encourage good quality industrial development, while assuring that facilities are served with adequate parking and loading facilities. |
Special and Overlay Districts: These districts may be applied to a parcel in combination with a Base Zoning District. Overlay Districts are intended to help the City manage development in areas that exhibit special characteristics or features that warrant a greater differentiation of standards. Special and Overlay Districts include: Mixed Use District Planned Unit Development District Floodplain/Floodway District Specific purposes and standards for each Overlay District are detailed in Chapter 169: Special and Overlay Districts. | ||