Terminology

Zone district abbreviations, permission vocabulary, and schema terms used throughout the rule browser and solver.

CSV
ConservationConservation

Sensitive environmental lands. Intended to conserve natural features, hydrological systems, and wildlife habitat. Only low-intensity, resource-based recreation and limited urban development permitted.

Max density: N/ASource: Sec. 3.2
A
AgriculturalAgricultural

Primarily agriculture and agriculture-support uses, with low-density single-family residential allowed. Encourages conservation subdivision for residential cluster development.

Max density: 0.20 (0.50 if homesteaded)Source: Sec. 3.3
RSF-1
Residential Single-Family — 1Residential

Large-lot single-family residential at moderate density. Minimum lot area 40,000 sq ft.

Max density: 1Source: Sec. 3.4.2(A)
RSF-3
Residential Single-Family — 3Residential

Single-family residential at moderate density; requires community water and sewer service.

Max density: 3Source: Sec. 3.4.2(B)
RSF-4
Residential Single-Family — 4Residential

Single-family residential at moderate density; requires community water and sewer service.

Max density: 4Source: Sec. 3.4.2(C)
RSF-6
Residential Single-Family — 6Residential

Medium-density single-family district that also permits attached and two-to-four-family dwellings by right.

Max density: 6Source: Sec. 3.4.2(D)
RMH-5
Residential Mobile Home — 5Residential

Mobile homes and group living. Density depends on availability of public utilities.

Max density: 5 (2 without public utilities)Source: Sec. 3.4.2(E)
RMH-P
Residential Mobile Home ParkResidential

Mobile homes in a dedicated park setting. Minimum development size 10 acres.

Max density: 8 (2 without public utilities)Source: Sec. 3.4.2(F)
RMF-8
Residential Multiple Family — 8Residential

Mixture of medium-density housing types: single-family detached, townhouses, two-to-four-family, and multiple-family dwellings.

Max density: 8Source: Sec. 3.4.2(G)
RMF-15
Residential Multiple Family — 15Residential

High-density housing, especially multifamily development. Also allows limited neighborhood-serving commercial uses.

Max density: 15Source: Sec. 3.4.2(H)
OR
Office ResidentialBusiness

Mix of professional office uses and residential dwellings on formerly-residential land. Office buildings must be residential in physical design.

Max density: 5 (8 for mixed-use)Source: Sec. 3.5.2(A)
CN
Neighborhood CommercialBusiness

Small-scale retail and service establishments serving the surrounding neighborhood. Nonresidential floor area capped around 10,000 sq ft.

Max density: 5 (8 for mixed-use)Source: Sec. 3.5.2(B)
CC
Community CommercialBusiness

Business uses serving the entire community. Typically located along major arterials.

Max density: 10 (15 for mixed-use)Source: Sec. 3.5.2(C)
CBD
Central Business DistrictBusiness

Historic downtown core — intense mix of office, retail, service, restaurant, entertainment, and residential uses.

Max density: 15 (20 for mixed-use)Source: Sec. 3.5.2(D)
CI
Commercial IntensiveBusiness

Highway-oriented development requiring high visibility and accessible locations (e.g. near US 441/I-75).

Max density: 15Source: Sec. 3.5.2(E)
CP
Corporate ParkBusiness

Research & development, technology, life sciences, and office uses in a 'flex space' arrangement. Residential permitted only on parcels >50 acres, subject to a non-residential floor-area ratio requirement.

Max density: 4 (subject to Sec. 3.5.2(F) criteria)Source: Sec. 3.5.2(F)
ILW
Light and Warehouse IndustrialBusiness

Employment-generating office, institutional, R&D, and light manufacturing. Residential limited to caretaker dwellings and live/work units.

Max density: 8Source: Sec. 3.5.2(G)
IG
Industrial GeneralBusiness

Clean, quiet industrial uses. No residential permitted except caretaker dwellings.

Max density: N/ASource: Sec. 3.5.2(H)
GF
Governmental FacilitiesBusiness

Public lands for government offices, emergency services, utilities, parks, schools, and similar public-service uses.

Max density: N/ASource: Sec. 3.5.2(I)
PD-R
Planned Development — ResidentialPlanned Development

Mix of residential uses with innovative site design. Densities/dimensional standards set per-project in a PD Master Plan; may exceed base district values. Minimum 10 acres (waivable).

Max density: Set by PD Master Plan — see Sec. 3.6.3(A)Source: Sec. 3.6.3(A)
PD-TND
Planned Development — Traditional NeighborhoodPlanned Development

Compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented development. At least 15% of land area must be nonresidential. Minimum 10 acres (waivable).

Max density: Set by PD Master Plan — see Sec. 3.6.3(B)Source: Sec. 3.6.3(B)
PD-EC
Planned Development — Employment CenterPlanned Development

Mix of employment uses (office, research, light industrial, limited commercial). Residential capped at 25% of building square footage; single-family detached not allowed.

Max density: Set by PD Master Plan — see Sec. 3.6.3(C)Source: Sec. 3.6.3(C)
PD-COMM
Planned Development — CommercialPlanned Development

Mixed-use retail and office, with residential integrated above street level or as stand-alone uses. NOTE: this district exists in Article 3 but has no column in Table 4.1-1 — no use-permission rules are encoded for it in this bundle.

Max density: Set by PD Master Plan — see Sec. 3.6.3(D)Source: Sec. 3.6.3(D)