HomeMy WebLinkAboutland use definitionsLAND USE CATEGORIES
RESIDENTIAL
Revised 6/4/98
Single Family Residential - This category provides for single family homes at
densities not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential
SF development is typically characterized by conventional single family
homes, but may also include patio or garden homes and cluster homes,
provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre.
Low Density Residential - This category accommodates a broad range of
housing types including single family attached, single family detached,
LDR duplex, townhomes, multi -family and patio or garden homes. Any
combination of these and possibly other housing types may fall in this
category provided that the density is between six (6) and ten (10) dwelling
units per acre.
MF Multi -Family Residential - The multi -family category accommodates
residential development of ten (10) to thirty-six (3 6) dwelling units per acre.
OFFICE
Office - The office category represents services provided directly to
O consumers (e.g., legal, financial, medical) as well as general offices which
support more basic economic activities.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial - The commercial category includes a broad range of retail and
C wholesale sales of products, personal and professional services, and general
business activities. Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending
on the trade area that they serve.
OTHER
PK/OS Park/Open Space - This category includes all public parks, recreation
facilities, greenbelts, flood plains, and other designated open space and
recreational land.
Land Use Categories
SF Single Family Residential — This category provides for single family homes at densities
not to exceed 6 dwelling units per acre. Such residential development is typically
characterized by conventional single family homes, but may also include patio or garden
homes and cluster homes, provided that the density remain less than 6 units per acre.
LDR Low Density Residential — This category accommodates a broad range of housing types
including single family attached, single family detached, duplex, townhomes, multi-
family and patio or garden homes. Any combination of these and possibly other housing
types may fall in this category provided that the density is between six (6) and ten (10)
dwellings units per acre.
MF Multifamily Residential — The multifamily category accommodates residential
development of 10 to 36 dwelling units per acre.
MH Mobile Home Park — This category accommodates an area specifically developed to
accommodate mobile homes.
O Office — The office category represents services provided directly to consumers (e.g.,
legal, financial, medical) as well as general office which support more basic economic
activities.
MOC Mixed Office and Commercial — This category provides for a mixture of office and
commercial uses to occur. Acceptable uses are office or mixed office and commercial.
A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is mixed office and commercial.
MX Mixed Use — This category provides for a mixture of residential, office and commercial
uses to occur. A Planned Zoning District is required if the use is entirely office or
commercial of if the use is a mixture of the three.
LI Light Industrial — This category provides for light warehouse, distribution or storage uses,
and/or other industrial uses that are developed in a well-designed "park like" setting.
C Commercial — The commercial category includes a broad range of retail and wholesale
sales of products, personal and professional services, and general business activities.
Commercial activities vary in type and scale, depending on the trade area that they serve.
PK/OS Park/Open Space — This category includes all public parks, recreation facilities, green
belts, flood plains, and other designated open space and recreational land.
PI Public Institutional - This category includes public and quasi public facilities which
provide a variety of services to the community such as schools, libraries, fire stations,
churches, utility substations, and hospitals.