Zoning Ordinance

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The Zoning Ordinance is Chapter 12 of the City’s Municipal Code, which is divided into the following Articles:

Article 1:

General Provisions Applicable to Zoning (i.e. general terminology/definitions) 

Article 2 (describes uses, development standards, etc.):
Establishment of Land Use District and Regulations Applicable Therein (i.e. permitted land uses per zone district (i.e. uses permitted in the R-1 or C-6 zone districts) and property development standards (i.e. building setbacks, height limitations, etc.) per zone district)

Article 3:
General Conditions Applicable to Zoning

Article 4:
Urban Growth Management (UGM) Requirements

Article 4.6:
Payment of Development Fees and Charges

Article 4.7:
Park Facilities Fees

Article 4.8:
Police Facilities Fees

Article 4.9:
Fire Facilities Fees

Article 5:
Environmental Quality

Article 6:
Local Planning and Procedures

Article 7:
Official Plan

Article 8:
Development in Overcrowded School Areas

Article 9:
Condominium Conversions

Article 10:
Subdivision of Real Property (i.e. subdivision tract maps)

Article 11:
Street Name Procedures

Article 12:
Parcel Maps

Article 13:
Address of Numbering of Property

Article 14:
Planned Communities