Rockford, IL

The C-1, Limited Office district is intended to accommodate low-intensity office development in close proximity to residential uses, serving as a buffer between established commercial uses and residential neighborhoods. It allows the conversion of residential structures to limited office use to preserve them, and permits limited business service uses that are low traffic generators.

The purpose of the C-2, Limited Commercial district is to provide a wide range of development options for the retail sale of goods and for professional and commercial services, while limiting uses that may cause undue traffic congestion or have detrimental impacts on neighboring properties.

The C-3, General Commercial district is intended to accommodate a very broad range of business, service, and commercial uses, representing the highest intensity business or commercial zoning district. It allows nearly any type of business, service, or commercial use, including those involving outdoor operations and storage.

The I-1 Light Industrial district is intended to accommodate light industrial uses.

The I-2 Intensive Industrial District is intended to accommodate development by most types of industrial firms, with regulations designed to permit operations in a clean and quiet manner and to protect adjacent uses. It allows higher intensity industrial uses which may have some off-site impacts.

The R-1 district is intended to accommodate low-density residential uses, primarily single-family detached dwellings, and those public and semi-public uses normally considered an integral part of the residential neighborhood they serve.

The purpose of the R-2 district is to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life at a slightly higher density than that permitted in the R-1 district, and also to provide opportunities for the development of lower cost duplex and attached dwellings.

The R-3 district is intended to provide opportunities for the development of attractive living environments at densities greater than permitted in other residential districts, encouraging high-density development of affordable single-family and multiple-family housing types for both owner and renter occupants.