§ 2.0. Method.

For the purpose hereinbefore stated, the City of Hoover is divided into districts of such number, shape and area, and of such common unity of purpose, adaptability or use, which are deemed most suitable to provide for the best, general civic use, protect the common rights and interests within each district, preserve the general rights, and interests of all; and by further regulations to limit the location, uses and occupancy of buildings, structures and land to be used for trade, industry, residence or other structures, including the ratio of lots occupancy and coverage, street setback lines, sizes of yards, and other open spaces.

2.1.  Zoning districts. In order to classify, regulate, and restrict the location of buildings designed for specific uses, to regulate and limit the height and bulk of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered, to regulate and limit the intensity of the use of the land area, and to regulate and determine the areas of open spaces within and surrounding such buildings, the City of Hoover, Alabama, is hereby divided into the following districts:

2.11. A-1 Agriculture District.

2.12. Residential Districts.

A.

E-1 Estate District.

B.

E-2 Estate District.

C.

R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

D.

R-2 Single-Family Residential District.

E.

R-3 Two-Family Residential District.

F.

R-4 Multifamily District.

G.

R-T-4 Townhouse District. (Ord. No. 310, § 1, 12-15-80)

H.

PRD Planned Residential Development District. (Ord. No. 88-764, 11-21-88)

I.

R-E Residential Equestrian District. (Ord. No. 95-1430, § 2, 12-18-95)

2.13. Commercial Districts.

A.

C-P Preferred Commercial District.

B.

C-1 Neighborhood Shopping District.

C.

C-2 Community Business District.

D.

C-3 General Business District.

E.

C-4 Commercial District.

2.14. 1-1 Light Industrial District.

2.15. PUD Planned Unit Development. (Ord. No. 322, § 1, 5-4-81)

2.16. MXD Mixed Use District. (Ord. No. 04-2013, § 1, 4-5-04)

2.2.  Zoning map. The boundaries of the districts are as shown on the map which shall be known as the "Hoover Zoning Map." Unless otherwise shown on said zoning map, the boundaries of districts are lot lines, the centerlines of streets or alleys or such lines extended, railroad right-of-way lines, or the corporate limit lines as they existed at the time of enactment of this ordinance.

2.3.  Interpretation of district boundaries. The building official shall make an interpretation of the "Hoover Zoning Map" upon request of any person. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any district shown on said maps the following rules shall apply:

A.

Where boundaries are indicated as approximately following street and alley lines or land lot lines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

B.

In unsubdivided property or tracts where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundaries, unless same are indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on such maps.

C.

Where boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the centerlines or street lines of streets or to the centerlines or alley lines of alleys or to the centerlines or right-of-way lines of highways, such boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimensions shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the said maps.

D.

In case any further uncertainty exists, the Hoover city council shall determine the location of boundaries.