March 11, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The Smithville Aldermen have adopted an updated zoning classification ordinance with a new color coded map as recommended by the Smithville Planning Commission.
(CLICK LINKS TO VIEW PDF OF ORDINANCE AND COLOR MAP AT THE END OF THIS STORY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE)
First reading action was taken on the ordinance during a special meeting in January at city hall. Second and final reading action came Monday night following a public hearing. No public opposition was expressed.
According to City Administrator Hunter Hendrixson, the new ordinance is intended to simplify the designations of zoning districts.
The R-1 (low-density residential) districts (single-family dwelling, excluding mobile homes) and R-2 (high density residential) districts (multi-family dwellings) will remain the same. All the R-3 (high density residential) districts will be re-classified as R-2.
B-1 districts (business uses) will be re-classified as C-1 (commercial districts) for small businesses.
B-2 district (central business district) will be re-designated as C-2 (commercial district) for businesses in the downtown area.
M-1 districts (manufacturing uses) will be re-classified as I-1 (Industrial Districts) for light industry uses.
The new color coded zoning map shows the following:
R-1 districts (yellow)
R-2 districts (orange)
C-1 district (pink)
C-2 districts (red)
I-1 districts (purple)