Chapter 2 Zoning Districts Part 6 Special Purpose Zoning Districts

2.6.1 EZ-1 Enterprise Zone

The following provisions shall apply in the EZ-1 Enterprise Zone unless otherwise pro­vided in these regulations.

The EZ-1 Enterprise Zone is intended as a specialized district for the location of commercial and industrial uses in areas designated as an enterprise zone by the appropriate legislative body.

1. Permitted Uses:
   

   NOTE: Alleys do not qualify as “the first street intersection” in A.1. By definition an alley is “A way, other than a street, that is open to common use; and affords a secondary means of vehicular access to adjoining or adjacent property.”

   
   All uses permitted in the C-2 Commercial and M-3 Industrial Districts except as follows:
   1. All uses other than uses permitted in the C-2 and M-1 districts shall observe a 200-foot setback from any residential use not zoned EZ-1 or to the first street intersection, whichever is less. The Planning Commission may amend this restriction if it finds, following a public hearing with notice to residential property owners within said distance, that the proposed use will conform to a general district development plan with binding elements and conforms to the Comprehensive Plan.
   2. Dwellings are allowed only in connection with bona fide agricultural operations, or as living quarters for caretakers and watchmen and others employed full-time on the same lot and their families; or as allowed in paragraph C, below.*
   3. Adult entertainment activities, as defined in Section 4.4.1. When the EZ-1 Enterprise District is applied in an area with an adopted Urban Renewal plan, any restrictions of said Urban Renewal plan which are more restrictive than this ordinance shall be effective. Upon the recommendation of the Director of Works, the off street parking regulations may be altered in accordance with a district development plan that the Planning Commission finds to conform to the guidelines of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Conditional Uses:
   
   Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
3. Permitted Uses With Special Standards*
   
   The following uses are permitted in this district provided they meet the special standards and requirements listed for such uses in Chapter 4 Part 3.

   Note: “New Construction” includes renovation and reuse of existing structures.

   1. Dwellings, Single family
   2. Dwellings, Multiple family, as a reuse of an existing structure
   3. Dwellings, Multiple family, new construction
4. Property Development Regulations
   
   Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
5. Maximum Density and FAR
   1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 5.0
   2. Maximum Density: None

2. 2.6.2 PRO Planned Research/Office District

The PRO - Planned Research/Office District is intended:

1. To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for attractive landscaped laboratories, research, factories, and distribution centers.
2. To insure compatibility between the industrial operations within the park and the existing activities and character of the community in which the park is located.
3. To provide opportunities for employment close to residential areas and thus to cut travel time from home to work and the burden on the streets and transit system.

The following provisions shall apply in the PRO District unless otherwise provided in these regulations.

1. Permitted Uses:
   
   All uses permitted in the M-1 Industrial District, all uses must be confined within a building, including storing (uses located totally within the caverns developed under a Conditional Use Permit for Under­ground Space shall be considered to meet the requirement of confinement within a building)
   Clubs, private, non-profit
   Colleges, schools and institutions of learning
   Day care centers, day nurseries, nursery schools and kindergartens
   Dwellings only in connection with bona fide agricultural operations, or as living quarters for bona fide caretakers and/or watchmen and their families
   Governmentally owned or operated buildings or uses
   Libraries, museums, historical buildings and grounds, arboretums, aquariums, and art galleries; not for profit
   Office buildings
   Parks, playgrounds and community centers, not for profit
   Retail sales and consumer service establishments (not including warehouse sales) dealing primarily with employees and visitors of establishments permitted as principal uses, provided that such commercial uses shall not occupy more than 5 percent of the land area of the district in which it is located
   Trade and business schools, not objectionable due to noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibration, or other reasons
2. Conditional Uses:
   
   Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
3. Maximum Density and FAR
   1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: .0.5
   2. Lot Coverage: Not more than 35% of the lot may be covered by structures

2.6.3 PEC Planned Employment Center District

The PEC Planned Employment Center District is intended:

1. To provide sufficient space in attractive, landscaped, and planned industrial parks for M-2 Industrial operations.
2. To protect for future industry land which is now or can be served by rail.
3. To insure compatibility between the industrial operations within the industrial park and the existing activities and the character of the community in which the park is located.
4. To provide opportunities for employment close to residential areas, and thus to reduce travel time from home to work and the burden on the streets and transit system.

The following provisions shall apply in the PEC District unless otherwise provided in these regulations:

1. Permitted Uses:
   
   All uses permitted in the M-2 Industrial District
   All uses permitted in the C-1 Commercial District
   Dwellings only in connection with bona fide agricultural operations, or as living quarters for bona fide caretakers and/or watchmen and their families, employed and living on the premises in connection with any lawful use in the PEC District.
   Governmentally owned or operated buildings or uses
   Office buildings
   River Terminals
2. Conditional Uses:
   
   Certain uses may be permitted in this district upon the granting of a Conditional Use Permit by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Refer to Chapter 4 Part 2 for a listing of uses and requirements that apply to specific uses.
3. Property Development Regulations
   
   Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, set back, building height and other restrictions.
4. Maximum Density and FAR
   1. Maximum Floor Area Density: 1.0
   2. Lot Coverage: Not more than 50%of the lot may be covered by structures

2.6.4 W- 1 Waterfront District

The following provisions shall apply in the W-1 Waterfront District unless otherwise provided:

1. Permitted Uses:
   
   Dwellings, Multiple family
   Hotel, motel and accessory commercial including restaurants
   Public and private docking
   Public assembly and festival gathering
   Public parks and recreation
   River-theme retail commercial uses including restaurants and other retail establishments complementary to uses listed above
   Vehicular parking structures when Part of a larger development including a mix of above uses
2. Prohibited Uses:
   
   All uses other than those listed as permitted or similar to those permit­ted are prohibited. Specifically prohibited are adult entertainment uses and advertising signs/billboards (off-premises advertising).
3. Property Development Regulations
   
   Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
4. Maximum Density and FAR
   1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: .None
   2. Maximum Density:
      1. For 0 bedroom dwelling units only 435 dwellings per acre
      2. For 1 bedroom dwelling units only 217 dwellings per acre
      3. For 2 or more bedroom dwelling units only 145 dwellings per acre

2.6.5 W-2 Waterfront District

The following provisions shall apply in the W-2 Waterfront District unless otherwise provided:

1. Permitted Uses:
   
   Automobile service stations, convenience stores and branch banks when located on parcels without river frontage
   Dwellings, Multiple family
   Governmental services
   Hotels, motels; including accessory docking facilities
   Offices: professional, general
   Pleasure boat sales and boat service if contained within a building or performed in the water
   Private river-oriented recreational facilities, including boat charter, private boat docking, sight seeing
   Public assembly facilities and festival gathering places
   Public parks and recreation
   Restaurants; including accessory docking facilities
   River-theme retail commercial uses including restaurants and other retail establishments complementary to uses listed above
2. Prohibited Uses:
   
   All uses other than those listed as permitted or similar to those permitted are prohibited. Specifically prohibited are adult entertainment uses and advertising signs/billboards (off-premises advertising).
3. Property Development Regulations
   
   Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
4. Maximum Density and FAR
   1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: 8.0
   2. Maximum Density:
      1. For 0 bedroom dwelling units only 435 dwellings per acre
      2. For 1 bedroom dwelling units only 217 dwellings per acre
      3. For 2 or more bedroom dwelling units only 145 dwellings per acre

2.6.6 W-3 Waterfront District

The following provisions shall apply in the W-3 Waterfront District unless otherwise provided:

1. Permitted Uses:
   
   Agricultural uses;
   The following uses, including those uses which normally require M-3 zoning and a conditional use permit are permitted uses of right in this district, provided that such uses require a waterfront location for river transportation or require large quantities of water for cooling or processing:
   - Terminal facilities for the trans-shipment of cargo between river and other transportation facilities, including railroads, as required for uses permitted herein
   - Storage facilities for cargo received or to be shipped via river transportation;
   - Packaging, processing by compounding, blending mixing, washing, screening, crushing, grinding, and formulating, or any combination thereof, and volume sales of materials and goods, provided the bulk of the things packaged, processed, or sold is received or shipped via river transportation;
   - Storage of bituminous materials and petroleum products.
   All industrial uses permitted or conditional in the M-3 zone (other than uses listed above) when relocating from a site in the Waterfront Development Review Overlay District. (Such uses must obtain a condi­tional use permit in accordance with Chapter 4 Part 2, if it is a use needing a conditional use permit to locate in the M-3 zone.)
   Uses allowed in the M-1 and M-2 zoning districts that are not dependent on bulk water or river transportation when a Part of a larger development, the remaining parts or uses of which meet the requirements listed above or when necessary for the efficient operation of any of the uses listed above as permitted uses that are located within this district.
2. Prohibited Uses:
   
   All uses other than those listed in paragraph A. above are prohibited. Specifically prohibited are all residential uses, adult entertainment, advertising signs/billboards (off-premises advertising), excavation, fill­ing, and refuse disposal operations, slaughterhouses, stock yards, ferti­lizer plants, and the reduction of dead animals, fish, garbage, or offal.
3. Property Development Regulations
   
   Refer to the applicable Form District regulations in Chapter 5 for lot size, setback, building height and other restrictions.
4. Maximum Density And Far
   1. Maximum Floor Area Ratio: None
   2. Maximum Density: None