(A) Table of permitted uses. Uses allowed in the districts named in this chapter shall be in accordance with the following table in which “x” signifies that the use is permitted as of right, “s” indicates that the use is a special use which requires approval of the Board of Adjustment, “c” indicates that the use requires conditional zoning and approval of the Board of Commissioners and a blank indicates that the use is not permitted in that zoning district.
(B) Residential districts.
Use | Districts | |||
RA | R-15 | R-10 | RMH | |
Use | Districts | |||
RA | R-15 | R-10 | RMH | |
Any agricultural or horticultural use except commercial nurseries, commercial chicken house, yard or hatchery, dairy, livestock pen or yard, horse or mule stable, pigpen or hog pen or any other use of land for keeping and raising animals or fowls for commercial purposes. Non-commercial buildings or structures used for keeping of livestock, fowls or other non-commercial use permitted shall be located in the rear yard | x | |||
Bed and breakfast facility | x | |||
Cemeteries | x | x | x | x |
Churches, temples, synagogues | x | x | x | x |
Community centers | x | s | s | s |
Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses | x | |||
Community shelter | s | s | s | s |
Day nurseries | x | x | x | x |
Family care homes for disabled persons as defined in G.S. Ch. 168 Article 3, provided that no home may be located within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care home | x | x | x | x |
Farming, including sale of products on property where produced | x | |||
Fraternal organizations not opened to the public | s | s | s | s |
Golf courses, excluding carpet or miniature | x | x | x | |
Hospitals, clinics (except animal hospitals), nursing homes, rest homes | x | x | x | |
Kindergartens | x | x | x | x |
Libraries | x | x | x | x |
Mobile homes on individual lots (double-wides or greater) | s | x | ||
Mobile home parks | c | |||
Modular homes | s | s | s | |
Multi-family dwellings and complexes | s | |||
Museums | x | x | x | x |
Parks | x | x | x | x |
Planned unit development | c | c | c | c |
Playgrounds | x | x | x | x |
Private clubs | s | s | s | s |
Professional offices and sales offices for items not delivered from or stored on the premises | s | s | s | s |
Public buildings; uses and utilities | c | c | c | c |
Public education institutions and private schools having a curriculum the same as ordinary given in public schools | x | x | x | x |
Radio and television stations and transmission towers | s | |||
Single-family dwelling on individual lot | x | x | x | x |
Temporary uses that are not sponsored by the town such as circuses, carnivals, fairs and the like | c | c | c | c |
Three or four family dwelling in one building | x | |||
Townhouses | s | |||
Two-family dwelling | x | x | x | x |
(C) Dimensional requirements. Where there is no public water and/or sewer, lots must meet the requirements of the county’s Health Department as well as the requirements of this section.
Use | Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | |||
RA | R-15 | R-10 | RMH | |
Use | Minimum Lot Area (square feet) | |||
RA | R-15 | R-10 | RMH | |
Multi-family dwelling | 20,000 for three units plus 5,000 for each additional unit | |||
Other proposed building or use | 20,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Single-family dwelling | 20,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Two-family dwelling or two town house units | 20,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 |
Minimum depth (feet) | 150 | 150 | 100 | 100 |
Multi-family dwelling | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Other principal building or use | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Single-family dwelling | 100 | 75 | 80 | 80 |
Townhouse* | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Two-family dwelling | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum Required Yards (Setback) (feet) | ||||
Front | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Maximum height (feet) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Maximum lot coverage (percent) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Rear | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Side (eachside) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
* Refers to site on which townhouse is built, not individual townhouse lots. | ||||
(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)