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CHAPTER 134: ZONING
ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS .............................................134-1-1
134-1.1 Title .............................................................................................134-1-2
134-1.2 Authority ....................................................................................134-1-2
134-1.3 Effective Date ...........................................................................134-1-2
134-1.4 Applicability and Jurisdiction.................................................134-1-2
134-1.5 Purposes ...................................................................................134-1-2
134-1.6 Minimum Requirements ........................................................134-1-2
134-1.7 Compliance Required .............................................................134-1-2
134-1.8 Conflicting Provisions .............................................................134-1-2
134-1.9 Language and Interpretation ...............................................134-1-2
134-1.10 Zoning Map ............................................................................134-1-3
134-1.11 Transitional Provisions ........................................................134-1-4
134-1.12 Severability .............................................................................134-1-4
ARTICLE 2. DISTRICTS ..............................................................................134-2-1
134-2.1 Districts Generally ...................................................................134-2-2
134-2.2 Establishment of Districts .....................................................134-2-2
ARTICLE 3. USES .......................................................................................134-3-1
134-3.1 Principal Uses ...........................................................................134-3-2
134-3.2 Use Classifications ..................................................................134-3-6
134-3.3 Residential Use Category ......................................................134-3-6
134-3.4 Public, Civic and Institutional Use Category .....................134-3-9
134-3.5 Commercial Use Category ..................................................134-3-10
134-3.6 Industrial Use Category .......................................................134-3-14
134-3.7 Agricultural Use Category ...................................................134-3-16
134-3.8 Other Use Category ..............................................................134-3-16
134-3.9 Accessory Uses ......................................................................134-3-19
134-3.10 Temporary Uses ..................................................................134-3-23
ARTICLE 4. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS....................................134-4-1
134-4.1 Generally ...................................................................................134-4-2
ARTICLE 5. SIGNS .....................................................................................134-5-1
134-5.1 General ......................................................................................134-5-3
134-5.2 Findings .....................................................................................134-5-3
134-5.3 Prohibited Signs and Sign Characteristics ........................134-5-4
134-5.4 Regulations of General Applicability ...................................134-5-4
134-5.5 Signs Allowed in All Districts .................................................134-5-5
134-5.6 Signs in A, N, and NX Districts ..............................................134-5-7
134-5.7 Signs in DX, X, I and P Districts .............................................134-5-8
134-5.8 Electronic and Multi-Vision Displays .................................134-5-12
134-5.9 Sign-Related Measurements ..............................................134-5-13
134-5.10 Nonconforming Signs ........................................................134-5-14
ARTICLE 6. REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES ............................134-6-1
134-6.1 Common Procedural Provisions ..........................................134-6-3
134-6.2 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments ................................134-6-5
134-6.3 Zoning Map Amendments ....................................................134-6-6
134-6.4 Conditional Uses .....................................................................134-6-8
134-6.5 Type 1 Zoning Exceptions .....................................................134-6-9
134-6.6 Type 2 Zoning Exceptions ...................................................134-6-11
134-6.7 Zoning Variances ...................................................................134-6-13

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