- USES BY ZONING DISTRICT
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La Porte County, City of La Porte and Michigan City
Use
P = Permitted by Right
S = Requires special exception approvalA1 A2 R1A R1B R1C R1D R1E R2A R2B R3A R3B R4 B1 B2 B3 O1 CBD1 CBD2 MD AP M1 M2 Residential Single-family detached dwellings P P P P P P P P P P Two-family dwellings S P P P P Single-family attached/townhouses P P P P P P P Multiple-family dwellings P P P P P P Dwellings in mixed-use buildings P P P S Dwelling units for watchmen and operating personnel and their families P P P P P P P P Fraternity, sorority or student cooperatives S S S S S S S S S Home occupations P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Mobile home parks P Mobile home subdivisions P Accessory dwelling unit S S S S S S S P P P P Agriculture and animal-related uses Agricultural uses P P P P Boarding stables P P Confined feeding operations S S Farm implement dealers S S P P P Farm seasonal worker housing P P Grain elevator and storage P P P P Hatcheries P P Keeping of horses and livestock P P P P Kennels P P S P P Livestock yards S S S S Locker plants S P P Plant nursery and commercial greenhouses P P P P P P Produce terminals P P P P Roadside stands P P P Slaughterhouse S Veterinary hospital for large animals S S S P S Veterinary hospital for small animals S S S P S Retail trade Retail uses up to 40,000 square feet gross floor area, except where otherwise listed P P P P P P Any retail use between 40,000 and 60,000 square feet gross floor area S P S Any retail use over 60,000 square feet gross floor area P S Retail uses with accessory drive through service S P P Adult retail store P P Art and school supply stores P P P P P Auction houses S S P Bait shops P P P P P Bakeries, retail sales only P P P P Business machine sales and service P P P P P P Computer sales P P P P P Convenience stores P P P P P P P P Convenience stores with gasoline sales S S S P Feed stores P P P Grocery stores/super markets P P P P P Furnace/air conditioner sales/service P P P Lawn & garden supply, greenhouse, and retail nurseries without outdoor sales S S P P P Lawn & garden supply, greenhouse, and retail nurseries with outdoor sales S S P S S Gift, souvenir handicraft stores S S P P P P P P P Glass sales & service P P P Hardware, electrical, plumbing, paint and floor covering sales without open storage P P P Home improvement, building material sales, and lumber yard with open storage S Lawn mower sales/service P P P P Liquor stores P P P P P Machinery and equipment sales S P P Mail order business P P P Marine accessory shops P P P P Media store, general P P P P P Media store, with backroom P P P P P Mobile homes and trailer sales/rental S P P Monument establishments—Including accessory open sales lots P Newsstands P P P P P P P Office supply stores P P P P P Open air markets and outdoor sales S P Pet shops, dog grooming and day care (not including overnight boarding) P P P P Petroleum products sales S P P Pharmacies P P S P P P Planned neighborhood shopping centers S S S S S Produce markets S S P P P P P Secondhand stores and rummage shops P Services Barber/beauty shops P P P P P Cleaning services P P P Dry cleaners, pick-up P P P P P P Dry cleaning plants/commercial laundries S P P Interior decorating shops P P P P P Laundries P P S S P Locksmith shops P P P P P Office service centers P P P P P P P Pawnshops S Pest control services S P P Photographic studios P P P P P Repair shops, nonautomotive P P P Shoe repair shops P P P P P Tailor shops P P P P P Tattoo establishment S Taxidermists S S P P P P Tool and equipment rental P P P Motor vehicle dealers and service Automobile rental S P P S S P P P Automobile sales (new/used) S P Automobile washes S S P Vehicle service stations S S P S Minor automobile service and repair S S P P Major automobile service, body repair and painting S P P Motorcycle, snowmobile and ATV sales/service P P Parts stores S P P P P P Truck rental S S P P Truck sales (new/used) S S P P Truck stops S S S Vehicle salvage yards S Vehicle auctions S P P Accommodation and food services Banquet halls P P P P P P P Bed & breakfasts S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P Cafeterias (as an accessory use) P P P P P P P P P P Candy and ice cream shops P P P P P P Catering services P P P P P Delicatessens P P P P P P P P Exhibition halls P P P P Hotel-miniums P P P P Hotels/motels P P P P P P P Restaurants, carryout P P P P P P P P S S Restaurants, standard not including drive-thru/in P P P P P P P P S S Restaurant, drive-thru/in S S Restaurant and taverns with outdoor seating S P P S P P P S S Taverns and bars P P P P P P P P S S Finance, insurance, real estate, professional, scientific, and technical Banks & financial institutions P P P P P P Blueprinting and photostatting establishments P P P P P P Newspaper offices including printing P P P P P P P Offices, general and professional with accessory research and testing P P P P P P P P P Printing and publishing establishments P P P P P P P Radio, television and recording studios P P P P P Research & development laboratories P P P P Travel agencies P P P P P P P Health care and social assistance Day care centers, commercial/preschools S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P P P P P Day care homes, residential licensed for 12 or fewer children P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Foster care homes P P P P P P P P P P Funeral homes/mortuaries S S S S S S P P P S S Group homes licensed for 8 or fewer residents P P P P P P P P P P Group homes licensed for more than 8 residents P P Halfway houses S S Hospital-related uses P P P Hospitals S S S Massage therapy services P P P P P P P Medical and dental clinics P P P P P P P Medical laboratories P P S S P Nursing homes and senior assisted living S S S S P P P P P Optical sales P P P P P Orthopedic and medical appliance sales P P P P P Philanthropic and eleemosynary institutions S S S S S S Entertainment and recreation Adult cabaret P P Adult motion picture theater P P Amusement/arcade establishments S S S Amusement parks S S P Archery ranges S S Boat clubs S S S S S S S S S S S P Boat harbors/public marinas, including service, storage, and fuel sales S P Boat sales, including service P P S S P P P Boat storage P P P Bowling alleys P Campgrounds S S S P S Canoe rental P P Casinos S Commercial outdoor recreation facilities such as batting cages, driving ranges and putt-putt golf S S S Dance schools P P P P P Forestry/wildlife preserve P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Golf course and country clubs S S S S S S P P P P P P P S P S Health and athletic clubs P P P P P P P Ice skating rinks P P P P P P Parks/playgrounds P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Racetracks and go-cart tracks S S Shooting ranges, indoors S S P P P Shooting ranges, outdoors S S S S Stadiums/arenas S S S S S Theaters S S S S Civic, religious, social assistance organizations Cemeteries S S S S S S S S P Places of public assembly S S S S S S S S P P P P P Clubs, lodges, union halls P P P P P Community centers S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P Conference and convention halls P P P P P Convents, monasteries and seminaries S S S S P P P P P Places of public assembly S S S S S S S S P P P P P Educational services Colleges, universities, and accessory uses, including housing for students S S S S P P P P P Driving schools P P Libraries P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Schools, commercial and trade P P P S S P P P Schools, elementary, middle and high P P P P P P P P P P P P P Training centers, engineering or sales P P P P Public administration Government buildings excluding correctional facilities P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Correctional facilities S S Museums, civic buildings and landmarks preserved for public inspection P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Transportation and warehousing Airports and heliports P S S Airstrips S S Bottled gas storage and distribution S S Bus and passenger rail terminals P P P P P P P P Cartage, express, and parcel delivery establishments P S P Freight and intermodal terminals P S P Marinas P Moving companies P P Parking structures as a principal use P P P P P P P P P P Self-storage facilities, indoor S P P Self-storage facilities, outside P P Taxicab dispatching P P P P P P Warehouses P P P Wholesale business P P Manufacturing Manufacturing uses. Any establishment the principal use of which is manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling, disassembling, repairing, cleaning, servicing, testing, and storing of materials, products, and goods P P Beverage bottling plants P P Paper product manufacturing S Building material manufacturing including milling, planing and joining P P Chemical manufacturing and storage S S Explosive manufacturing and storage S S Food processing P P Foundries S Heavy industry P Machine, sheet metal and welding shops P P Petroleum tank farms P S P Sawmills P P Utilities Power generation plants S S Public utility buildings P P S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P P P P P Sewage treatment plants S S Telephone exchange buildings P P P P P P P Transmission lines for gas, oil and electricity P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Utility substations S S S S S S S S S S S S P P P P P P P P P P Single accessory wind energy conversion systems S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S P S S Commercial wind energy conversion systems S S S Wireless communication facility - collocation P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Wireless communication facility tower S S S S S S S S S Wireless communication facility on institutional site S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Construction Building materials storage yard without retail sales S S Concrete and gravel crushing S S S Contractors' offices and shops (excluding outdoor storage) P P P Contractors' outdoor storage S P Landscaping services P P S P P Waste processing and disposal Processing, storage, transfer stations, disposal or incineration of solid waste, hazardous waste or medical waste S S Recycling facility, non-hazardous P P Salvage yards S Sanitary landfills S S S S Mining Mineral extraction & general mining operations S S S S S S
( Ord. No. 4254, § 3(Exh. A), 10-30-2013 ; Ord. No. 4500 , § 5.71., 2-5-201)