Chapter 18.30
ZONING DISTRICTS AND ZONING MAP
Sections:
18.30.020 Zoning district map.
18.30.030 Permitted and conditional uses.
18.30.040 New and unlisted uses.
18.30.010 Zoning districts.
(a) In order to carry out the provisions of this title, the city is divided into the following zoning districts:
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Zoning District |
Map Designation |
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General Use |
GU |
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Residential |
R |
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Commercial |
C |
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Industrial |
I |
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Resource Development |
RD |
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Open Space/Recreation |
OSR |
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Flood Hazard Overlay |
FHO |
(b) The zoning district boundaries shall be as shown on the Nome zoning district map. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.30.020 Zoning district map.
The official zoning district map adopted and to be used for present reference shall be that map bearing the most recent date of publication, which has been signed by the chair of the planning commission and the mayor.
(a) Interpretation of Boundary Lines—Zoning District Boundaries. In the event uncertainty is deemed to exist on the zoning district map, district boundaries shall be on section lines, lot lines, the centerlines of highways, streets, alleys, or such lines extended; municipal corporation lines; mineral claim survey maps; natural boundary lines, such as streams; or other lines to be determined by the use of scales shown on the map.
(b) Amendment Upon Zoning or Modification. Upon enactment of any ordinance modifying existing zoning for any property, the city shall amend the prior existing official map to show the amended classification. Such updated, current official map shall contain, in table form, the date and number of the ordinance amending it, the date the map was amended to reflect each amendment and the initials of the person who checked and approved the change to the map.
(c) Cost for Amending Zoning. Any person who proposes modifying existing zoning district boundaries shall bear the entire cost of amending the official zoning map, including all notification costs. The city shall provide applicants with a copy of the current fee schedule and fee agreement form.
(d) Public Inspection—Storage of Original. The official zoning district map shall be available and on display at City Hall during normal business hours. In addition, one original duplicate copy of the current official map, and all prior official maps having been adopted, shall be held under lock and in a secure place by the city clerk, who shall act as custodian thereof, and the map shall not be amended, changed, updated or otherwise modified or let out of direct control of the city clerk for any reason whatsoever. The secured map is to be released for inspection only upon authorization of the city clerk. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.30.030 Permitted and conditional uses.
(a) General Application of Uses. Uses designated as permitted uses are allowed in a zoning district as a matter of right. Uses classified as conditional uses are permitted upon the planning commission’s approval of a conditional use permit. Unless a use is designated as a permitted use or conditional use or is classified as a legal nonconforming use, it is not permitted. Conditional use permit procedures are set forth in Chapter 18.120 NCO. Nonconforming uses and structure standards are set forth in Chapter 18.130 NCO. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)
18.30.040 New and unlisted uses.
Uses not otherwise identified in this title may be proposed for inclusion as a permitted use or a conditional use in any zoning district. In order to provide for such uses, the classification of any new or unlisted use shall be made by the planning commission to determine if the use can be reasonably interpreted to fit into a similar use category described in this title. Unless such determination is made, the use is not permitted. (Ord. O-08-09-01 § 2 (part), 2008)