R-1SB    Single Family Detached Site-Built Residential District
The R-1SB Residential District is intended for the building of stick-built conventional homes on separate and distinct lots.  The R-1SB District areas indicated on the attached zoning map are existing areas within the City of Mayflower which were developed primarily as areas for stick-built conventional homes.  Areas appropriate for future R-1SB designation are indicated as low-density residential or undeveloped areas on the City of Mayflower Land Use Plan.
 

R1-MH   Single Family Detached Manufactured Housing Residential District
The R-1MH Residential District provides for areas which may contain manufactured homes on separate and distinct lots either in new subdivisions designed and/or intended for the sale of lots for siting manufactured homes or on individual lots/parcels without or within existing subdivisions.  These homes are those that are manufactured or constructed under the authority of 42 United States Code Section 5401.  These areas are subject to the same land development and site improvement standards as typical residential subdivisions.
 

R-2     Multi-Family Residential District
The R-2 District provides areas for medium population density.  This district is intended for those areas of Mayflower which: (1) have the appropriate public infrastructure in place including water, sewer and roads, to handle the increased density levels; (2) contain multi-family dwellings, including duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhouses, garden apartments and the like; and (3) undeveloped land areas where multi-family development appears desirable.  Areas such as these are generally designated as medium-density residential areas on the City of Mayflower Land Use Plan.  In the R-2 District building designs and siting should make maximum utilization of the public open space system and also the private open space within the parcel of land itself while still providing privacy for the occupants.
 

R-3    Manufactured Home Park District
The R-3 District provides for areas which may contain two (2) or more manufactured homes on a parcel or land under single ownership.  It is the intent of this Section that this District be located so as to not adversely affect the established residential development patterns and densities of the city subdivisions designated and/or intended for the sale of lots for stick-built conventional homes or manufactured homes.
 

MAYFLOWER COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

C-1    Retail Commercial District
The C-1 District is designed to serve the retail needs of the surrounding residential neighborhood.  These minor urban concentrations will provide the basic facilities and services most frequently and regularly utilized and required for home life.  Individual districts may include retail shops, consumer services, automobile service stations, and professional offices.

C-2    Town Center Commercial District
The C-2 District, Town Center Commercial, is the central focus of the greatest concentration of commercial and office activity.  City government offices, fire, police and other emergency services and the library may  well be located in or  adjacent to the C-2 District, Town Center commercial.  These public functions in combination with the major retail shopping, consumer services offices, and multi-family residential development may create the greatest concentration of people and vehicles within the City.

C-3    Service Commercial District
Commercial service centers are the intended locations for retail sales, service and storage establishments serving the Mayflower population and the firms within the Industrial Park and Town Center.  These essential activities, may involve some disturbance to adjacent uses, if in closer proximity to residential areas.  No residential uses are intended for location in the C-3 District except only as living quarters for caretakers, and/or watchmen and their families.

C-4    Highway Commercial District
The characteristics of the C-4, Highway commercial District, is an area for retail establishments which cater to the traveling public, lot sizes, highway ingress and egress, setback requirements, and the design of the individual sites are intended to provide for motorists' needs, yet maintain adequate, safe, attractive facilities with minimal traffic interference.  No residential uses are intended for location in the C-4 District except only as living quarters for caretakers, and/or watchmen and their families.

C-5    Resort Commercial District
The C-5 District is a designation for commercial activities associated with the recreational use (boating and fishing) of Lake Conway.  The marinas or "landings" provide for retail sales, rental service of boats, boat storage, temporary living quarters, and auxiliary outdoor recreational activities associated with the recreational use of Lake Conway.

I-1    Industrial Park District
The I-1 Industrial Park District is designed to provide a park-like development for industry with controls based upon industry performance as well as type.  The provisions of this zoning regulation will provide an efficient operating environment for industries and protect them from the encroachment of commercial and residential uses adverse to their operation and expansion.