4.401 Zoning Classification

  1. Designation is a means for property owners to initiate and implement programs for the conservation or revitalization of neighborhoods and commercial areas.  The overlay district and its regulations shall be applicable to each property within the district in addition to the regulations of the base underlying zoning classification where the property is located.
  2. Any zoning district may be followed by the suffix “CD,” indicating that such zoning district is subject to the use and development regulations of both the designated district and the Conservation District guidelines.
  3. Designation of an area by the City Council as a conservation district (“CD”) is intended as a zoning overlay which supplements the primary underlying zoning district classification.  The permitted uses of the property shall be determined and controlled by the use regulations set forth for the primary zoning district classification for the property.
  4. The height of structures and minimum dimensions of lots and yards shall be determined by the regulations set forth for the underlying, primary zoning district classification except where height and area regulations are specified in Conservation District design guidelines adopted by the City Council.
  5. If there are any conflicts between the adopted guidelines of the Conservation District and any provision of the Zoning Ordinance, the provisions of the adopted guidelines of the Conservation District shall apply.
  6. If there are any conflicts between the provisions of this Article and any other provision of the Zoning Ordinance, the most restrictive regulation shall apply in the absence of a specific directive to the contrary.