(A) The potential uses of land, buildings, structures, and tidal areas within Northampton County are arranged into the following categories to be referred to as use categories with the specific names given below. Division into these use categories is for convenience and ease of reference. A single use may appear in more than one category if such repetition facilitates easy use of Appendix A.
Category # | Category Name |
Category # | Category Name |
1 | Agricultural Uses |
2 | Commercial Uses |
3 | Community Service Uses |
4 | Industrial Uses |
5 | Marine-Related Uses |
6 | Recreational Uses |
7 SF | Single-Family Residential Uses |
7 MF | Multi-Family Residential Uses
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(B) (1) Letter codes for table. Appendix A identifies each use category, specific uses and the zoning districts in which each use may be located in a particular zoning district as a matter of right (R), by minor special use permit (M/S), major special use permit (S), or zoning clearance (Z), and when a wetlands permit (W) is required. A use which does not appear in Appendix A is not permitted in Northampton County. No use may take place in any zoning district which is not in conformance with the uses identified in Appendix A.
(2) Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply.
COMMERCIAL. A use that is principally offered by its owner to others for a fee.
PRIVATE. A use that is principally for the benefit of its owner, whether for his/her profit or not.
PUBLIC. A use owned by a government entity, or by an agency approved by the Board of Supervisors of Northampton County to operate the use for the benefit of three or more dwellings or structures or the benefit of the general population of Northampton County.
(Ord. passed 4-12-2016)