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Zoning Ordinance

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Table of Contents (Revised)

Article 1 - General Provisions

Section 101 - Title
Section 102 - Interpretation and Conflict
Section 103 - Compliance with Ordinance Required
Section 104 - Conflicting Regulations
Section 105 - Purpose
Section 106 - Community Development Objectives
Section 107 - Repealer
Section 108 - Effective Date

Article 2 - Definitions (updated)

Section 201 - Application and Interpretation
Section 202 - Terms or Words Not Defined
Section 203 - Definition of Terms
Article 2 - Appendix

Article 3 - General Regulations (updated)

Section 301 - Attached Accessory Structures
Section 302 - Unattached Accessory Structures
Section 303 - Corner Lot Restrictions
Section 304 - Types of Residential Accessory Structures
Section 305 - Noncommercial Satellite Dish Antenna
Section 306 - Residential Accessory Structures in a Nonresidential Zone
Section 307 - Private Noncommercial Swimming Pools
Section 308 - Lots Divided by Zoning Boundaries
Section 309 - Projections Into Required Yards
Section 310 - Exceptions to Height Limitations
Section 311 - Required Access
Section 312 - Visibility at Intersections and Private Driveways
Section 313 - Fences and Walls
Section 314 - Public Utilities
Section 315 - Sewage Disposal
Section 316 - Setback Exemption for Structural Replacements
Section 317 - Mobile Homes
Section 318 - Temporary Structures/Temporary Uses
Section 319 - Conversion of Nonresidential Structures
Section 320 - Prohibition of Public Nuisances
Section 321 - Prohibition of Automotive and Boat Sales in Public Right-of-Way
Section 321 - Highway Occupancy Permit
Section 322 - Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan
Section 323 - Uses Not Addressed Within Ordinance

Article 4 - Zoning Map and Zoning Districts

Section 401 - Official Zoning Map
Section 402 - Changes to Official Zoning Map
Section 403 - Interpretation of Boundaries
Section 404 - Classes of Zoning Districts

Article 5 - Zoning District Regulations

Article 6 - Special Exceptions

Section 601 - Purpose
Section 602 - General Provisions
Section 603 - Site Plan
Section 604 - Impact Analysis

Article 7 - Conditional Uses

Section 701 - Purpose
Section 702 - General Provisions
Section 703 - Procedure for Submission and Decisions
Section 704 - General Standards
Section 705 - Classified Conditional Uses
Section 706 - Environmental Impact Statement

SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONAL USES

Section 707 - Excabation and Extraction of Minerals
Section 708 - Wind Energy Facility
Section 709 - Small Wind Energy Conversion System
Section 710 - Junkyards/Automotive Wrecking Yards
Section 711 - Sexually Oriented Business
Section 712 - Methadone Treatment Facility
Section 713 - Commercial Communication Antenna and Tower

Article 8 - Supplemental Regulations

Section 801 - Purpose and Intent
Section 802 - Use Regulations

802.01 - Animal Hospital
802.02 - Animal Kennel
802.03 - Automotive Related Activities
802.04 - Banks
802.05 - Bed and Breakfast
802.06 - Boarding/Rooming House
802.07 - Cemeteries
802.08 - Club/Private Lodge
802.09 - Commercial Communication Antennas Attached to Building or Structure
802.10 - Commercial Communication Antennas Co-Location
802.11 - Contractors' Storage Yards
802.12 - Day Care Facilities
802.13 - Dwelling Over or Attached to a Business
802.14 - Entertainment Facilities
802.15 - Forestry Activities (Timber Harvesting)
802.16 - Funeral Home
802.17 - Garden Apartments
802.18 - Group Residence
802.19 - Home Occupations
802.20 - Industrial Activities
802.21 - Motels and Hotels
802.22 - No Impact Home-Based Business
802.23 - Outdoor Wood-Fired Boiler
802.24 - Outdoor Storage (Commercial)
802.25 - Place of Worship
802.26 - Public Recreational Facilities (Outdoors)
802.27 - Public Uses and Quasi-Public Uses
802.28 - Public Utility Buildings and Structures
802.28 - Restaurants and Taverns
802.29 - Restaurant, Fast Food
802.30 - Riparian Buffer
802.31 - Single Residential Structure Containing Multifamily Dwelling Units
802.32 - Townhouses
802.33 - Warehouse and Distribution Facilities
802.33 - Warehouse (Self Storage)

Article 9 - Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures and Buildings

Section 901 - Intent
Section 902 - Nonconforming Lots of Record
Section 903 - Continuation of Nonconformity
Section 904 - Registration of Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Section 905 - Changes of Nonconforming Uses
Section 906 - Enlargement of Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Section 907 - Restoration of Use
Section 908 - Termination of Nonconforming Use and/or Structure
Section 909 - Certificate of Intention for a Nonconforming Use

Article 10 - Off-Street Parking and Loading

Section 1001 - Purpose
Section 1002 - Size of Off-Street Parking Spaces
Section 1003 - Dimensions and Design
Section 1004 - Size of Off-Street Loading Spaces
Section 1005 - Access to Off-Street Parking or Loading Areas
Section 1006 - Location of Off-Street Parking Areas
Section 1007 - Drainage and Surfacing of Off-Street Parking Areas
Section 1008 - Screening and Landscaping
Section 1009 - Lighting
Section 1010 - Driveways
Section 1011 - Parking in Yard Areas
Section 1012 - Existing Structures and Uses
Section 1013 - Change of Structures or Uses
Section 1014 - Fractional Space
Section 1015 - Multiple Activities or Uses
Section 1016 - Off-Street Parking Requirements
Section 1017 - Parking for Other Commercial Uses
Section 1018 - Off-Street Loading Requirements
Section 1019 - Provision of Handicapped Parking Spaces
Section 1020 - Design Features for Handicapped Parking Spaces
Section 1021 - Signage for handicapped Parking
Section 1022 - Minimum Number of Handicapped Accessible Spaces

Article 11 - Sign Regulations

Section 1101 - Signs
Section 1102 - Construction Type
Section 1103 - Permitted Signs by Zoning District
Section 1104 - Area, Height and Setback Requirements
Section 1105 - Signs Related to Nonconforming Uses
Section 1106 - Area Computation of Signs
Section 1107 - Illuminated Signs
Section 1108 - Miscellaneous Sign Provisions
Section 1109 - Vertical Clearance
Section 1110 - Prohibited Signs
Section 1111 - Permits Required

Article 12 - Flood Plain Management

Section 1201 - Intent
Section 1202 - Special Definitions
Section 1203 - Abrogation and Greater Restrictions
Section 1204 - Severability
Section 1205 - Warning and Disclaimer of Liability
Section 1206 - Overlay of Flood Plain Districts
Section 1207 - Identification of One Hundred (100) Year Flood Plain Districts
Section 1208 - Changes to Delineated Boundaries
Section 1209 - Initial Determination of Boundaries
Section 1210 - Alteration to Watercourses
Section 1211 - Flodway Restrictions
Section 1212 - Special Requirements for the Special Flood Plain Area and General Flood Plain Area
Section 1213 - Structural Anchoring and Floodproofing Requirements
Section 1214 - Issuance of Building Permit
Section 1215 - Floodproofing
Section 1216 - Utilities
Section 1217 - Certificate of Floodproofing
Section 1218 - Fully Enclosed Areas Below the Lowest Floor
Section 1219 - Prohibited Uses
Section 1220 - Regulations for Hazardous Materials
Section 1221 - Improvements
Section 1222 - Variances
Section 1223 - Modification of Freeboard Requirement and Administrative Procedures

Article 13 - Enforcement and Administration

Section 1301 - Zoning Officer
Section 1302 - Zoning Permit
Section 1303 - Enforcement Procedures
Section 1304 - Schedule of Fees, Charges and Expenses

Article 14 - Amendments

Section 1401 - Amendment Procedure
Section 1402 - Applications for Amendments to the Text or Map
Section 1403 - Curative Amendments
Section 1404 - Enactment of Amendments
Section 1405 - Notification to County

Article 15 - Zoning Hearing Board

Section 1501 - Membership of Board
Section 1502 - Alternates to Zoning Hearing Board
Section 1503 - Removal from Board
Section 1504 - Organization of Board
Section 1505 - Expenditures for Services
Section 1506 - Hearings
Section 1507 - Mediation Option
Section 1508 - Jurisdiction of Zoning Hearing Board
Section 1509 - Variances
Section 1510 - Special Exceptions
Section 1511 - Parties Appellant Before the Board
Section 1512 - Time Limitations
Section 1513 - Stay of Proceedings

Article 16 - Planned Residential Developments

Section 1601 - Purpose
Section 1602 - Regulatory Authority
Section 1603 - Density Regulations
Section 1604 - Dimensional Regulations
Section 1605 - Special Provisions
Section 1606 - Development Regulations
Section 1607 - Phasing of Development
Section 1608 - Enforcement and Modifications of Provisions of Plan
Section 1609 - Application for Tentative Approval
Section 1610 - Public Hearings
Section 1611 - Findings
Section 1612 - Status of Plan After Tentative Approval
Section 1613 - Application for Final Approval
Section 1614 - Jurisdiction and Legal Remedies

Article 17 - Appeals

1701 - Appeals to Court