Columbia Establishment and conversion of districts ordinance (§ 29-2.1)
Chapter 29: Unified Development Code · Article 2. Zoning Districts
(a) The Base and Overlay zoning districts listed in the New Zoning District column of Table 29-2.1 are hereby established and the zoning district classifications in effect before the effective date of this chapter shall be converted to the Base and Overlay zoning districts as set forth in Table 29-2.1. The Base and Overlay districts shall be grouped into three types - Residential, Mixed Use, and Special Purpose districts and shall have the boundaries shown on the Official Zoning Map.
Table 29-2.1: Columbia, Missouri, Zoning Districts
Previous Zoning Districts New Zoning districts
Base Zoning Districts Base Zoning Districts
Residential Residential
R-1 One-Family Dwelling R-1 One-Family Dwelling
R-2 Two-Family Dwelling R-2 Two-Family Dwelling
R-3 Medium Density Multiple-Family Dwelling R-MF Multiple-Family Dwelling
R-4 High Density Multiple-Family Dwelling R-MF Multiple-Family Dwelling
R-MH Residential Manufactured Home R-MH Residential Manufactured Home
PUD Planned Unit Development* PD-*
Office Mixed Use
O-1 Office M-OF Mixed Use - Office
O-2 Special Office M-OF Mixed Use - Office
O-P Planned Office* PD-*
Commercial
C-1 Intermediate Business District M-N Mixed Use - Neighborhood (See Section 29-2.1(b))
M-C Mixed Use - Corridor (See Section 29-2.1(b))
C-3 General Business District M-C Mixed Use - Corridor
C-2 Central Business District M-DT Mixed Use - Downtown (inside Regulating Plan boundary)
C-P Planned Business District* PD-*
Industrial
M-R Research, Development and Office Park M-BP Business/Industrial Park
Special Purpose
M-C Controlled Industrial District IG Industrial
M-1 General Industrial District IG Industrial
M-U Underground Space IG Industrial
M-P Planned General Industrial District* PD-*
Agricultural
A-1 Agricultural A Agricultural
n/a O Open Space
n/a PD Planned Development
Overlay Districts Overlay Districts
UC Urban Conservation UC-O Urban Conservation Overlay
S-R Scenic Roadway Area SR-O Scenic Roadway Area
HP Historic Preservation HP-O Historic Preservation
F-1 Floodplain FP-O Floodplain
* Planned districts (PUD, O-P, C-P, and M-P) convert to a planned district (PD) counterpart. For example, PUD and C-P will convert to district PD- [insert approved Ordinance number].
(b) The previous base zoning district C-1 shall convert to the M-N District with the exception of shopping center properties meeting all of the following conditions on the effective date, which shall be converted to the M-C district:
(1) The shopping center contains or includes an existing structure with a single unit in excess of forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet, or the shopping center contains or includes an existing multi-unit building in excess of seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet containing at least one unit occupying in excess of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet;
(2) The property does not share a common lot line with property zoned R-1; and
(3) The property has one or more frontage(s) on a collector or arterial street.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 29-2.1
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.