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Article 4 — ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONES

Ferndale Zoning Code § 4.01 Principal Zones: The several zones, hereby established, and into which the City…

Ferndale Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Ferndale

Cite as: Ferndale Zoning Code § 4.01 · Text as of 2026-09-09

, are as follows:
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
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.

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