Overview

The Zoning Code regulates things like signs and parking, but its most important purpose is to regulate how a building or piece of land may be used. Land uses are separated into categories

Land Use Categories

Land Use Type	Examples
Residential	Single-family houses, town homes, apartment buildings
Commercial	Stores, restaurants, offices
Employment	Laboratories, factories, warehouses, business parks
Institutional	Schools, churches, museums

Zoning Districts

Land uses categories are further refined in the zoning code, and similar land uses are clustered onto contiguous properties. Areas of similar land uses are called districts. Use the zoning map to find the zoning designation on a property.

Zoning Text 

The Zoning Code chapters below include ordinances passed through December 2015. You can download the entire zoning code (PDF), or you can select one of the individual chapters below:

• Chapter 1001: Introduction (PDF)
• Chapter 1002: Administration and Enforcement (PDF) 
• Chapter 1003: Establishment of Districts, Boundaries, and District Regulations (PDF) 
• Chapter 1004: Residential Districts (PDF)
• Chapter 1005: Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts (PDF)
• Chapter 1006: Employment Districts (PDF)
• Chapter 1007: Institutional Districts (PDF)
• Chapter 1008: Park and Recreation Districts (PDF)
• Chapter 1009: Procedures (PDF)
• Chapter 1010: Sign Regulations (PDF)
• Chapter 1011: Property Performance Standards (PDF)
• Chapter 1017: Shoreland, Wetland and Storm Water Management (PDF)
• Chapter 1019: Parking and Loading Areas (PDF)
• Chapter 1020: Sexually Oriented Uses (PDF)
• Chapter 1023: Planned Unit Developments (PDF)