§ 27-109. Classes of zones.  


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  • (a)

    The Regional District is divided into the following classes of zones:

    (1)

    Residential.

    R-O-S (Reserved Open Space)

    O-S Zone (Open Space)

    R-A Zone (Residential-Agricultural)

    R-E Zone (Residential-Estate)

    R-R Zone (Rural Residential)

    R-80 Zone (One-Family Detached Residential)

    R-55 Zone (One-Family Detached Residential)

    R-35 Zone (One-Family Semidetached, and Two-Family Detached, Residential)

    R-20 Zone (One-Family Triple-Attached Residential)

    R-T Zone (Townhouse)

    R-30 Zone (Multifamily Low Density Residential)

    R-30C Zone (Multifamily Low Density Residential Condominium)

    R-18 Zone (Multifamily Medium Density Residential)

    R-18C Zone (Multifamily Medium Density Residential-Condominium)

    R-10A Zone (Multifamily High Density Residential-Efficiency)

    R-10 Zone (Multifamily High Density Residential)

    R-H Zone (Multifamily High-Rise Residential)

    (2)

    Commercial.

    C-A Zone (Ancillary Commercial)

    C-O Zone (Commercial Office)

    C-S-C Zone (Commercial Shopping Center)

    C-1 Zone (Local Commercial, Existing)

    C-C Zone (Community Commercial, Existing)

    C-G Zone (General Commercial, Existing)

    C-2 Zone (General Commercial, Existing)

    C-W Zone (Commercial Waterfront)

    C-M Zone (Miscellaneous Commercial)

    C-H Zone (Highway Commercial, Existing)

    C-R-C Zone (Commercial Regional Center)

    (3)

    Industrial.

    I-3 Zone (Planned Industrial/Employment Park)

    I-4 Zone (Limited Intensity Industrial)

    U-L-I Zone (Urban Light Industrial)

    I-1 Zone (Light Industrial)

    I-2 Zone (Heavy Industrial)

    (4)

    Comprehensive Design.

    R-L Zone (Residential Low Development)

    R-S Zone (Residential Suburban Development)

    R-M Zone (Residential Medium Development)

    R-U Zone (Residential Urban Development)

    L-A-C Zone (Local Activity Center)

    M-A-C Zone (Major Activity Center)

    E-I-A Zone (Employment and Institutional Area)

    V-M Zone (Village-Medium)

    V-L Zone (Village-Low)

    (5)

    Planned Community.

    R-M-H Zone (Planned Mobile Home Community)

    R-P-C Zone (Planned Community)

    (6)

    Mixed Use.

    M-X-C (Mixed Use Community)

    M-X-T Zone (Mixed Use - Transportation Oriented)

    M-U-TC Zone (Mixed Use Town Center)

    M-U-I Zone (Mixed Use - Infill)

    UC-1 Zone (Metropolitan Urban Center District)

    UC-2 Zone (Regional Urban Center District

    UC-3 Zone (Community Urban Center District)

    UC-4 Zone (Urban Corridor Node)

    (7)

    Overlay.

    T-D-O Zone (Transit District Overlay)

    R-C-O Zone (Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Resource Conservation Overlay)

    L-D-O Zone (Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Limited Development Overlay)

    I-D-O Zone (Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Intense Development Overlay)

    D-D-O Zone (Development District Overlay)

    A-C-O Zone (Architectural Conservation Overlay)

    M-I-O Zone (Military Installation Overlay)

    (b)

    For the purposes of Sections 27-129(i), 27-157(d), 27-176(e), 27-195(e), 27-213(d), and 27-233(d), the order of intensity of zones is listed as follows, beginning with the least intense zone and progressing to the most intense:

    (1)

    R-O-S, O-S, R-A, R-E, V-L, R-L, V-M, R-R, R-S, R-80, R-55, R-M-H, R-35, R-20, R-M, R-T, R-30, R-30C, R-18, R-18C, R-U, R-10A, R-10, R-H, C-A, C-O, M-X-C, M-U-TC, C-R-C, C-S-C, UC-4, M-U-I, C-1, C-C, C-G, C-2, C-W, C-M, C-H, UC-3, L-A-C, M-A-C, I-3, I-4, U-L-I, I-1, I-2, E-I-A, M-X-T, UC-2, R-P-C, UC-1.

    (2)

    A T-D-O, R-C-O, L-D-O, I-D-O, D-D-O, A-C-O, or M-I-O Zone superimposed over any of the above zones shall not be construed to affect the intensity of the zone.

    (c)

    The Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Zones and the R-M-H Zone are known as "conventional zones."

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