§ 153.081 USE OF THE DESIGNATIONS P, S, C IN TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES.

(A) There shall be a map known and designated as the official zoning map, which shall show the boundaries of all zoning and overlay districts within the town's planning jurisdiction. This map shall be drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made, shall be dated and shall be kept in the Engineering Department. Copies of the official zoning map may be reproduced by any method of reproduction that gives legible and permanent copies and, when certified by the Town Clerk in accordance with G.S. § 160A-79, shall be admissible into evidence and shall have the same force and effect as would the original map.

(B) (1) The official zoning map is the map which was adopted as a part of the Zoning Ordinance, which was adopted on 3-5-1968, as amended to date by ordinances adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the town. The latest edition of said map bears the title:

RICHLANDS ZONING MAP

Revised February 19, 2013

Produced by Onslow County GIS

(2) Amendments to the map shall be made and posted in accordance with § 153.066 of this chapter.

(C) (1) Should the official zoning map be lost, destroyed or damaged, the Director of Planning and Inspections may have a new map drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made.

(2) No further Board authorization or action is required so long as district boundaries are not changed in this process.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.066 AMENDMENTS TO OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.

(A) Amendments to the official zoning map are accomplished using the procedures set forth in §§ 153.435 through 153.441.

(B) (1) The Town Administrator or his or her designee shall update the official zoning map as soon as possible after amendments to it are adopted by the Board.

(2) Upon entering any such amendment on the map, the Town Administrator or his or her designee shall change the date of the map to indicate its latest revision.

(3) New prints of the updated map may then be issued.

(D) (1) The Planning Department shall keep copies of superseded prints of the zoning map for historical reference.

(2) Additional copies of current and superseded zoning maps shall be kept in the town vault.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

PERMISSIBLE USES

§ 153.080 TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES.

(A) There is hereby established a table of permissible uses, as hereinafter set forth.

(B) This table should be read in close conjunction with the definitions of terms set forth in § 153.013 and the other interpretive provisions set out in this subchapter.

Table of Permitted Uses

District

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Use

A-5

R-2 0

R-1 5

R-10

RM- 10

R-8

RM -8

R-6

RM- 6

C-1

C-2

C-3

C-4

C-5

I-1

I-2

Accessory structures

Accessory uses (see § 153.084)

Adult establishment

Agriculture-vege tative

Agriculture-lives tock

Alcohol beverage packaged, retail sales

Amusement, commercial outdoor

Amusement, commercial indoor

Advertising agency

Ambulance service/ rescue squad (EMS)

Amusement park

Animal hospital/ veterinarian clinic

Antique shops

Apparel and footwear (sales)

Appliances (sales)

Appliances (service and repair)

Aquarium

Architect companies

Art galleries

Art supplies

Arts and graphics services

Asphalt products manufacturing

Auction house

Auto, truck and motorcycle sales

Auto-detailing

Automatic teller machine

Automobile salvage yard

Automobiles manufacturing

Automotive supplies

Bait and tackle sales

Bakeries

Banks and finance companies

Barber and beauty shops

Baseball hitting ranges

Bed and breakfast

Bedding and carpet manufacturing

Bicycle sales and service

Big box development

Billiard or pool halls

Blacksmith operations

Blueprints and drafting supplies

Boat (repairs, sales and service)

Bicycle repair shops

Boat works manufacturing

Bona fide farms (10 acres or more)

Book and stationary stores

Bottling plants

Bowling alley

Brick, tile and pottery yards (sales/service)

Building cleaning and maintenance services

Building materials (sales)

Building over 50 feet in height

Bus garages

Bus terminal

Business offices

Cabinet shops

Camera and photography supplies

Campgrounds and RV parks

Campsites

Candy store

Canvas goods manufacturing

Car wash

Cardboard containers manufacturing

Cemetery, private

Cemetery, public

Chemical manufacturing

Chicken houses

Church (see “religious institutions”)

Clothing and textiles production

Club and/or lodge

Coin-operated laundry

College/university/

technical college

Community centers, private

Community centers, public

Computer and data processing services

Concrete products production

Contractor’s office

Convenience store

Correctional facilities

Cottage development

Country clubs (golf course/private)

Country clubs (golf course/public)

Crematorium

Dairy, meat and seafood market

Dance schools

Day care center

Day care home (small)

Day care (large)

Delicatessen

Department stores

Detective agency

Discount stores

Dragstrip and race tracks

Drinking establishments (bars/lounge/pub )

Drug stores

Dry cleaners

Dry cleaning plants

Dwelling (see “residence”)

Electrical appliances and equipment manufacturing

Electrical equipment sales

Electronic and electrical repair

Electronic gaming establishment

Employment agency

Engineering company

Equipment rental

Exterminators

Fabric stores

Family care home

Farm machinery manufacturing

Farm supplies

Farm/heavy equipment sales and rental

Fertilizers manufacturing and storage

Fiberglass manufacturing and storage

Firing range, indoor

Firing range, outdoor

Fishing lakes/ impoundments

Fitness centers

Flea markets (indoor)

Flea markets (outdoor)

Floor covering stores (sales and installations)

Florists

Flour and feed mills

Food and food products manufacturing

Food catering

Food store (under 10,000 sq. ft.)

Forestry service (public)

Funeral home w/o crematorium

Furniture manufacturing

Furniture and home furnishings store

Furniture refinishing and repair

Gas or service station

Gift shops

Glass and mirror shops (sales and service)

Glass products manufacturing

Go cart track

Golf course, public/private

Golf driving ranges

Governmental maintenance facility

Grading business

Greenhouse and/or nurseries (commercial)

Greenhouse (private)

Greenways

Guest house (private)

Guest house (rental)

Gun and ammunition sales

Gunsmith (repair shop)

Hardware stores

Hatcheries

Health clubs

Health practitioner’s office

Heating and refrigeration sales and service

Heavy equipment manufacturing

Hobby, toy and craft stores

Home occupation

Hookah, tobacco, vape and similar establishments

Horse show/riding facility

Hosiery mills

Hospital (human)

Hotels/motels

Hunting preserves/hunt clubs

Ice manufacturing

Industrial supplies and equipment sales

Insurance agency

Interior designers

Jewelry stores

Judicial and law enforcement services

Junkyards and auto salvage yards

Kennel and animal shelters

Knitting mills

Landfills, construction, demolition

Landfills, L.C.I.D. site

Landfills, sanitary

Landscapers

Lawn and garden care (service)

Lawn and garden supplies

Lawnmower repair

Leather products manufacturing

Legal services

Libraries

Licensed massage/ bodywork therapists

Linen and uniform supply services

Liquor store (ABC store)

Livestock petting zoo

Livestock sales

Locksmith

Log home manufacturing

Luggage manufacturing

Lumber and building materials (sales)

Machine and welding shops

Machine tools manufacturing

Mail order office

Management consultants

Manufactured home/ recreational vehicle sales

Manufactured home parks (see § 153.113)

Manufacturer’s showrooms

Meatpacking and poultry processing plants

Medical/dental clinics

Medical/dental laboratories

Metal fabrication plants

Metal fabrication shop

Miniature golf

Mining under 1 acre

Mining and quarrying

Mini-warehouse

Monument works/sales

Motor vehicle body and paint shop

Motor vehicle repair shop/service/tow ing

Motorcross track

Movie theaters (indoor)

Museums

Music stores

News syndicates (publisher)

Newsstands

Novelty and souvenir stores

Nursing, convalescent, assisted living facility

Oil and gasoline bulk storage

Open storage facility

Optician and optical supply store

Outdoor advertising signs (off-premise)

Paint and wallpaper stores

Paints, varnishes, finishes manufacturing

Parking lot (commercial)

Paving and grading operation

Paper goods manufacturing

Par 3 golf course

Parks and playgrounds (public)

Pawn shop

Pet shop

Pharmaceuticals manufacturing

Photocopying services

Photofinishing laboratories

Photography services and studios

Pillow manufacturing

Plastic products manufacturing

Plumbing and heating supplies

Post office

Precision instruments manufacturing

Private recreation clubs (non-adult)

Processing plants

Produce sales

Public relations services

Public utility facility (substation)

Publishing and printing

Radio and television repair

Radio and television studios

Real estate office and services

Recycling collection center

Recycling facility

Recycling plant

Refineries

Rehabilitation facility

Religious institutions (See § 153.106)

Rental of vehicles

Research activities

Residence, duplex

Residence, dwellings located over a business

Residence, manufactured home (Class A)

Residence, manufactured home (Class B)

Residence, multi-family

Residence, multi-family condominium

Residence, multi-family townhouses

Residence, single-family detached

Residential development sales (office on-site)

Restaurant (walk-in, fast-food) (with drive through)

Restaurant (walk-in) (without drive through)

Roadside stand

Rodeo

Saddleries (repairs, sales and service)

Sanitarium and mental institutions

Sawmills

School facilities, permanent (public or private)

School facilities, mobile (public or private)

Seamstress shop

Secondhand store/swap shops/thrift shops

Septic services

Sheet metal shops

Sheriff Department and jail facility

Shoe repair and shining

Shoe stores

Sign painting

Skating rinks

Slaughterhouse

Small motor repair

Sporting goods

Springs manufacturing

Stable (private)

See Sec tion 9-2-159

Stable (public)

See Sec tion 9-2-159

Swimming pool

Swine farm (see “agricultural-live stock”)

Supermarkets (over 10,000 sq. ft.)

Surveying company

Tattoo parlors

Taxi dispatch stand

Taxi dispatch stand and garage

Tailoring and dressmaking shops

Telephone call centers

Tire recapping shops

Tobacco products manufacturing

Tree service

Truck, farm equipment, heavy equipment (sales and service)

Truck/freight terminal (6 or fewer trucks)

Truck/freight terminal (more than 6 trucks)

Turkey houses (see “agricultural-live stock”)

Upholstering shops

Utility company operation center

Vacuum cleaner repair

Variety stores

Vending companies

Volunteer Fire Department

Warehousing

Watch, clock, jewelry repair

Wholesale distribution

Wholesale store

Winery

Wireless communication towers

Woodworking shops

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2013-02, passed 10-8-2013; Ord. 2018-02, passed 2-13-2018; Ord. 2021-05, passed 8-11-2020; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021; Ord. 2022-07, passed 11-8-2022)

§ 153.081 USE OF THE DESIGNATIONS P, S, C IN TABLE OF PERMISSIBLE USES.

(A) Subject to § 153.082, when used in connection with a particular use in the table of permissible uses, the letter "P" means that the use is permissible in the indicated zone with a zoning permit issued by the Zoning Administrator. The letter "S" means a special use permit must be obtained from the Board of Aldermen.

(B) Subject to § 153.082, the use of the designation "P, S" means that a zoning permit must be obtained if the development is located on a lot of two acres or less, while a special use permit must be obtained for developments in excess of two acres.

(C) When used in connection with multi-family residences the designation "P, S" means that such developments of less than five dwelling units must be pursuant to a zoning permit and developments of five or more dwelling units need a special use permit.

(D) Subject to § 153.082, use of the designation "P, S" means that a zoning permit must be obtained if the development is located on a lot of:

(1) Two acres or less in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5 or C-5A Zones; or

(2) Two acres or less in all other zones, while a special use permit must be obtained for all developments on lots in excess of these limits.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.082 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT JURISDICTION OVER USES OTHERWISE PERMISSIBLE WITH A ZONING PERMIT.

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, whenever the table of permissible uses (interpreted in the light of § 153.081 and the other provisions of this subchapter) provides that a use in a non-residential zone is permissible with a zoning permit, a special use permit shall nevertheless be required if the Zoning Administrator finds that the proposed use would have an extraordinary impact on neighboring properties or the general public. In making this determination, the Zoning Administrator shall consider, among other factors:

(1) Whether the use is proposed for an undeveloped or previously developed lot;

(2) Whether the proposed use constitutes a change from one principal use classification to another;

(3) Whether the use is proposed for a site that poses peculiar traffic or other hazards or difficulties; and

(4) Whether the proposed use is substantially unique or is likely to have impacts that differ substantially from those presented by other uses that are permissible in the zoning district in question.

(B) Said determination by the Zoning Administrator shall be rendered in writing and shall include findings based on the above-mentioned factors.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021; Am. Ord. 2024-01, passed 2-20-2024)

§ 153.083 PERMISSIBLE USES AND SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS.

(A) (1) The presumption established by this chapter is that all legitimate uses of land are permissible within at least one zoning district in the town's planning jurisdiction.

(2) Therefore, because the list of permissible uses set forth in the table of permissible uses cannot be all-inclusive, those uses that are listed may be interpreted broadly to include other uses that have similar impacts to the listed uses in terms of traffic volume generation, emphasis on vehicular or walk-in trade, number of employees and nature of business operations.

(B) (1) All uses that are not listed in the table of permissible uses and that do not have impacts that are similar to those of the listed uses are prohibited.

(2) Nor shall the table of permissible uses be interpreted to allow a use in one zoning district when the use in question is more closely related to another specified use that is permissible in other zoning districts.

(C) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, the following uses are specifically prohibited in all districts:

(1) Stockyards, slaughterhouses, rendering plants;

(2) Use of a travel trailer or recreational vehicle as a residence, temporary or permanent; and

(3) The use of any motor vehicle parked on a lot as a structure in which, out of which, or from which any goods are sold or stored, any service is performed, or other business is conducted (as defined in Ch. 114 of this code of ordinances); except that the following shall not be prohibited solely by this division (C)(3):

(a) Retail sales of food products and goods manufactured, created or produced by the seller; and

(b) Sale of food products on property by persons authorized by or acting on behalf of the town.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.084 ACCESSORY USES.

(A) (1) The Table of Permissible Uses (§ 153.080) classifies different principal uses according to their different impacts. Whenever two activities or uses occur on the same lot and one use constitutes only an incidental or insubstantial part of the total activity that takes place on a lot; or is commonly associated with the principal use and integrally related to it, then that use which meets the criteria enumerated in divisions (B)(1) and (B)(2) below may be regarded as accessory to the principal use and may be carried on underneath the umbrella of the permit issued for the principal use; provided that the accessory use is of equal or lesser zoning classification.

(2) For example, a swimming pool/tennis court complex is customarily associated with and integrally related to a residential subdivision or multi-family development and would be regarded as accessory to such principal uses, even though such facilities, if developed apart from a residential development, would require a special use permit.

(B) For purposes of interpreting division (A) above:

(1) A use may be regarded as incidental or insubstantial if it is incidental or insubstantial in and of itself or in relation to the principal use; and

(2) To be "commonly associated" with a principal use means that the association of the accessory use with such principal use takes place with sufficient frequency to establish a common acceptance of their relatedness.

(C) Without limiting the generality of divisions (A) and (B) above, the following activities are specifically regarded as accessory to residential principal uses so long as they satisfy the general criteria set forth above:

(1) Hobbies or recreational activities of a non-commercial nature; except that, the repair of automobiles owned by persons who do not reside on the premises, is prohibited;

(2) The renting out of one room within a single-family residence (which one room does not in itself constitute a separate dwelling unit) to not more than one person who is not part of the family that resides in the single-family dwelling; and

(3) Yard sales or garage sales, so long as such sales are not conducted on the same lot for more than three days (whether consecutive or not) during any 90-day period.

(D) Without limiting the generality of divisions (A) and (B) above, the following activities shall not be regarded as accessory to a residential principal use and are prohibited in residential districts:

(1) Parking outside a substantially enclosed structure of more than four motor vehicles between the front building line of the principal building and the street on any lot used for purposes that fall within the principal use of a residence (single- or multi-family); and

(2) Parking and storage outside a substantially enclosed structure of any motor home boat or other recreational vehicle between the front building line of the principal building and the street on which the lot fronts. The prohibited vehicles include trailers and commercial vehicles. As used herein, the term "commercial vehicles" does not include pick-up trucks.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

§ 153.085 PERMISSIBLE USES NOT REQUIRING PERMITS.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no zoning or special use permit is necessary for the following uses (except when located in overlay districts where certain design guidelines must be met):

(A) Streets and street signs;

(B) Electric power, telephone, telegraph, cable television, gas, water and sewer lines, wires or pipes, together with supporting poles or structures, located within a public right-of-way; and

(C) Neighborhood utility facilities may be located within public right-of-way with the permission of the owner (state or town) of the right-of-way.

(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)

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