Article 4 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONES
Ferndale Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Ferndale
§4.01 Principal Zones: The several zones, hereby established, and into which the City may be divided, are as follows:
| , are as follows: | |
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| ZONE | DESIGNATION |
| Residential One Family | R1 |
| Residential Two Family | R2 |
| Residential Multiple Family | R3 |
| Neighborhood Commercial | C1 |
| CommunityCommercial | C2 |
| HighwayService Commercial | CH |
| Limited Industrial | ML |
| HeavyIndustrial | MH |
| Floodway | FW |
| Flood Plain | FP |
| Planned Development | PD |
| Agriculture-Exclusive | AE |
| Public Facility | PF |
- §4.02 Combining Zones: In addition to the principal zones established in Section 4.01, certain combining regulation zones are hereby established as follows:
| ZONE | DESIGNATION |
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| Agriculture | -A |
| Special BuildingSite | -B |
| Recreation | -X |
| Design Control | -D |
| Qualified Combining | -Q |
| Housing Combining (Added by Ordinance 2014-02 on 5/1/2014 |
-H |
| Streamside Protection Combining (Section added by Ordinance 2025-06 on 11/19/2025) |
-SPA |
§4.03 Location of Boundaries of Zones: The designation, location and boundaries of the above zones shall be delineated on the zoning map of the City. Said map and all notations, references, data and other information shown shall be a part of these regulations, and such map shall constitute Section 4.04.
§4.04 Zoning Map: This section consists of the zoning map of the City, which may be amended in whole or in part in accordance with the amendment procedure set forth in Article 8. All incorporated territory of the City shall be classified as specified by the zoning map adopted as a part of these regulations.
§4.05 Uncertain Boundaries: Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries or the various zones, the following rules shall apply:
- 4.05.1 Streets or alleys: Where the indicated zoning boundaries are approximate street or alley lines, the center lines of such shall be construed to be the boundaries of such zone.
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| 4.05.2 | Lot lines: Where the zoning boundaries are not shown to be streets or alleys, and | |
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| where property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the | ||
| zoning boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines; and where the indicated | ||
| boundaries are approximately lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be the | ||
| boundaries of said zone, unless said boundaries are otherwise indicated. | ||
| 4.05.3 | Scale on map: Where property is indicated on a zoning map as acreage and not | |
| subdivided into lots and blocks, or where the zone boundary lines are not | ||
| approximately street, alley or lot lines, the zone boundary lines on said zoning map | ||
| shall be determined by scale contained on such map; and where uncertainty exists, | ||
| the zone boundary line shall be determined by the Planning Commission. In the | ||
| event property is shown as acreage on the zoning map, the Planning Commission, | ||
| after notice to the owners of the property affected thereby, may interpret the map | ||
| and make minor readjustments in the zone boundaries in such a way as to carry out | ||
| the intent and purpose of these regulations and conform to the street, block and lot | ||
| layout on the ground. Such interpretation shall be by written decision, and | ||
| thereafter the zoning map shall be changed to conform thereto. | ||
| 4.05.4 | Vacated street or alley: In the event a dedicated street or alley shown on the zoning | |
| map is vacated by resolution or ordinance, the property formerly in said street or | ||
| alley shall be included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of | ||
| said vacated street or alley. In the event said street or alley was a zone boundary | ||
| between two (2) or more different zones, the new zone boundary shall be the | ||
| former center line of the vacated street or alley. | ||
| §4.06 | Limitations on Land Use and Structures, except as otherwise provided in Article 4: | |
| 4.06.1 | Use requirements: No building or part thereof or other structure shall be erected, | |
| altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land, building, structure or premises be | ||
| used, designated or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other | ||
| than is included among the uses hereinafter listed as permitted in the zone in which | ||
| such buildings, land, or premises is located. | ||
| 4.06.2 | Height requirements: No building or part thereof or structure shall be erected, | |
| reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter | ||
| designated for the zone in which such building is located except as provided in | ||
| Article 7. | ||
| 4.06.3 | Area requirements: No building or part thereof or structure shall be erected nor | |
| shall any existing building be altered, enlarged or rebuilt or moved into any zone, | ||
| nor shall any open space be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in | ||
| conformity to the yard, building site area, and building location regulations | ||
| hereinafter designated for the zone in which such building or open space is located. | ||
| 4.06.4 | Duplicate use of open space and yards: No yard or other spaces provided about any | |
| buildings for the purpose of complying with provisions of these regulations shall be | ||
| considered as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other building | ||
| site unless specifically permitted elsewhere in these regulations. |
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