Zoning Basics

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These are the zones of Jefferson County:

A-1: Agricultural-Forestry

R-1: Rural Residential/Resort

R-2: High Density Residential

RR: Rural Residential/Resort

C-1: Neighborhood Commercial

C-2: General Commercial

I-1: Industrial

I-2: Environmental Industrial

I-3: Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities Industrial

There is also a Special Flood Hazard District – F1. It’s an overlay associated with any one of the above districts that is deemed to be in a Flood Zone and sets additional requirements.

The A-1 and I-1 zones have been the most controversial lately, so let’s go over them first.