(a) Intent. The CS district is created to provide a setting for various service establishments that are more intense in their scope of activities than retail/office zoning districts but not as intense as those generally found in an industrial setting.
(This district was established as part of the Colington zoning map adopted by the Dare County Board of Commissioners on June 16, 1997.)
(b) Permitted uses. The following uses, and no other uses, shall be permitted by right:
(1) Barber and beauty shops.
(2) Dry cleaning and laundry pick-up stations including laundromats.
(3) Funeral homes not to include crematoriums.
(4) Radio and television broadcasting studios.
(5) Shoe repairs.
(6) Storage warehouses.
(7) Public and private utility facilities.
(8) Indoor recreation activities.
(9) Building supply and equipment sales.
(10) Plumbing supply and equipment sales.
(11) Cabinet and woodworking shops.
(12) Building contractors’ offices and storage areas.
(13) Boat displays and sales not to include boat repair and/or boat motor repair.
(14) County owned or leased facilities.
(15) Fire stations, public and private schools, and other public buildings. (Adopted 5-16-11)
(16) Residential use in conjunction with a commercial use allowed as a permitted or conditional use in the CS district.
(17) Churches. (Amended 1-22- 2019)
(c) Special uses. The following uses are permitted subject to the requirements of this district and additional regulations and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as provided in Article IX of this chapter:
(1) Radio, television, and other types of transmission towers subject to the provisions of Section 22-29.2.
(2) Automobile service stations provided that no principal or accessory building shall be located within 50-feet of a residential use or district, that there shall be no storage of wrecked or abandoned cars and that no portion of a service station, building, equipment or gas pumps shall be within 25 feet of any right-of-way.
(3) Special use subdivisions subject to the provisions of Section 22-58.9.
(4) Marinas.
(5) Boat building and storage.
(6) Automobile sales and service.
(d) Dimensional requirements:
(1) Minimum lot size: 40,000 contiguous square feet of soil not classified as coastal wetland.
(2) Buffering: A solid wooden or composite material fence no less than 6 feet in height shall be installed along any property line where a commercial use in the CS district abuts a residential use in any adjoining residential district.
(3) Front yard: 15 feet.
(4) Side yard: 10 feet. An additional five-foot side yard adjacent to the street is required for a corner lot.
(5) Rear yard: 20 feet.
(6) Maximum allowable lot coverage by principal use and all accessory uses: 60%.
(7) Height limitation: 35 feet.
(8) Maximum gross building size: 20,000 square feet excluding decks, porches, and similar non-heated space. Non-heated space including decks and porches shall not be used as retail space, for the display of goods, or other commercial activities.
Group developments with a maximum area of 20,000 square feet per individual building, excluding decks and porches. (Adopted by the Dare County Board of Commissioners on May 6, 2002)
(9) In the event a natural disaster or accidental occurrence leads to extensive damage (in excess of 50% value) of a structure or group development project in existence prior to May 6, 2002, such structure or group development may be repaired, replaced or reconstructed to 100% of its status prior to damage or destruction but no greater unless otherwise authorized by the Dare County Board of Commissioners. (Adopted 2-19- 2007; amended 4-17-2017)
(Am. Ord. passed 9-16-2019; Am. Ord. 6-21-2021)