603 Zoning District Areas
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Dutch John code is at https://dutchjohn.gov/documents.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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1) Residential (R-1) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as single family residential, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (R-1).
2) Residential (R-2) District: only to those sites and properties located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as multiple family residential use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (R-2).
3) Residential (R-3) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as single family residential, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (R-3).
4) Rural Residential (RurR) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on
the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as estate lot residential use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (RurR).
5) Resort Residential (ResR) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as estate lot residential use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (ResR).
6) Commercial (C) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as a commercial use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (C).
7) Civic District (CM): shall be applied to only those areas identified by the Town as critical locations for future Civic activities, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of the adoption of this Ordinance, as a civic use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as civic. The Civic Zone will be reviewed for each use as they come forward such that the setbacks, parking requirements etc. will be determined by site visits of the Town Planning and Zoning staff.
8) Light Industrial (LI) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, as a Light industrial use, as allowed by the Table of Uses, or identified on the zoning map as (LI).
9) Future Development (FD) District: shall be applied only to those sites and properties, located within the Dutch John General Plan Area, and presently used or set aside, on the date of adoption of this Ordinance and identified on the associated Zoning Map as (FD)
All uses and activities, existing on the date of adoption of this Ordinance, and not identified as a use allowed in the Table of Uses are determined to be a nonconforming use and shall be required to comply with the requirements of Chapter 21 herein.