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St. James, NC Code of Ordinances
ST. JAMES, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
CHAPTER 150: FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
APPENDIX A: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
ARTICLE 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 3 DECISION MAKING AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES
ARTICLE 4 REVIEW PROCEDURES
ARTICLE 5 NONCONFORMITIES
ARTICLE 6 ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE 7 ZONING DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 8 PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN USES
§ 8.1 STATEMENT OF INTENT.
§ 8.2 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
§ 8.3 AMBULANCE SERVICES
§ 8.4 AMUSEMENT PARKS, WATER PARKS, AND FAIRGROUNDS.
§ 8.5 ATHLETIC FIELDS.
§ 8.6 AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE (ATM FREESTANDING).
§ 8.7 AUTOMOBILE RENTING OR LEASING.
§ 8.8 AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK REPAIR.
§ 8.9 AUTOMOBILE TOWING SERVICE.
§ 8.10 AUDITORIUMS/COMMUNITY CENTER.
§ 8.11 BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
§ 8.12 BARS.
§ 8.13 BATTING CAGES.
§ 8.14 BED AND BREAKFAST.
§ 8.15 BINGO HALLS.
§ 8.16 BOAT REPAIR.
§ 8.17 BOAT SALES.
§ 8.18 BODY PIERCING.
§ 8.19 BOWLING CENTERS.
§ 8.20 BULK MAIL AND PACKAGING FACILITIES.
§ 8.21 BUS TERMINALS.
§ 8.22 CAR AND TRUCK WASHES.
§ 8.23 CEMETERIES/MAUSOLEUMS.
§ 8.24 COFFEE SHOP.
§ 8.25 COMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING FACILITIES.
§ 8.26 CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES.
§ 8.27 CONVENIENCE STORES WITH GASOLINE.
§ 8.28 DANCE SCHOOLS.
§ 8.29 DAY CARE CENTERS, VARIOUS TYPES OF.
§ 8.30 DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES.
§ 8.31 DRUG STORES.
§ 8.32 ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
§ 8.33 EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
§ 8.34 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING.
§ 8.35 EQUIPMENT REPAIR (LIGHT).
§ 8.36 FAMILY CARE HOMES.
§ 8.37 FIRE/EMS STATIONS.
§ 8.38 FLEA AND FARMER MARKETS.
§ 8.39 FRATERNAL CLUBS AND LODGES.
§ 8.40 FRATERNITY AND SORORITIES.
§ 8.41 FUEL OIL AND PROPANE SALES.
§ 8.42 FUNERAL HOMES WITH CREMATORIUM.
§ 8.43 GO-CART RACETRACKS.
§ 8.44 GOLF COURSES.
§ 8.45 GOLF COURSES, MINIATURE.
§ 8.46 GOLF DRIVING RANGES.
§ 8.47 GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
§ 8.48 GROUP CARE FACILITIES.
§ 8.49 HOME OCCUPATIONS (CUSTOMARY).
§ 8.50 HOTELS, MOTELS, AND TIME SHARES.
§ 8.51 HOUSES OF WORSHIP.
§ 8.52 KENNELS.
§ 8.53 LANDSCAPING SERVICES.
§ 8.54 LAUNDROMATS.
§ 8.55 LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENTS.
§ 8.56 LIBRARIES.
§ 8.57 MANUFACTURED HOMES.
§ 8.58 MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL USES.
§ 8.59 MARINAS WITHOUT DRY STORAGE.
§ 8.60 MARINAS WITH DRY STORAGE.
§ 8.61 MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOLS.
§ 8.62 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
§ 8.63 MOTORCYCLE SALES.
§ 8.64 MOVING AND STORAGE SERVICES.
§ 8.65 OFFICE USES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED.
§ 8.66 OUTDOOR STORAGE.
§ 8.67 PAWN SHOPS.
§ 8.68 PET STORES.
§ 8.69 PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTERS.
§ 8.70 PRIVATE CLUBS OR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
§ 8.71 PROGRESSIVE CARE FACILITIES.
§ 8.72 PARKS, PASSIVE.
§ 8.73 PARKS, ACTIVE WITH RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
§ 8.74 PARKS, COMMUNITY GARDENS.
§ 8.75 PARKS, DOG PARK CONDITIONS.
§ 8.76 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, OR TESTING SERVICES.
§ 8.77 RESTAURANTS.
§ 8.78 SATELLITE DISHES, TV, AND RADIO ANTENNAS (ACCESSORY).
§ 8.79 SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT SALES (30 DAY MAXIMUM).
§ 8.80 SELF STORAGE FACILITIES.
§ 8.81 SERVICE STATIONS, GASOLINE.
§ 8.82 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS.
§ 8.83 SKATING RINKS.
§ 8.84 SOLAR ENERGY.
§ 8.85 SPECIALTY BEVERAGES.
§ 8.86 SPECIALTY FOOD STORES.
§ 8.87 SWIM CLUBS.
§ 8.88 SWIMMING POOLS.
§ 8.89 TATTOO ESTABLISHMENTS.
§ 8.90 TAXIDERMISTS.
§ 8.91 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR EVENTS (TWO WEEK MAXIMUM).
§ 8.92 TENNIS CLUBS.
§ 8.93 THEATERS.
§ 8.94 TIRE SALES.
§ 8.95 UTILITY EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE YARDS.
§ 8.96 VETERINARY SERVICES.
§ 8.97 VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS.
§ 8.98 WAREHOUSES.
§ 8.99 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS.
§ 8.100 WHOLESALE TRADE (RESERVED).
§ 8.101 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
§ 8.102 YARD SALES.
ARTICLE 9 DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
ARTICLE 10 LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING, SCREENING, AND TREE PROTECTION
ARTICLE 11 SIGNS
ARTICLE 12 SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
ARTICLE 13 STORMWATER CONTROL
ARTICLE 14 TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
ARTICLE 15 LIGHTING
ARTICLE 16 ELECTRIC
APPENDIX I DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX II PLANT/VEGETATION LIST
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
Comprehensive Ordinance Table
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§ 8.9 AUTOMOBILE TOWING SERVICE.
   8.9.1   Vehicles may be temporarily stored outside for no more than ten days provided that such vehicles shall be concealed from view by a fence, wall, or vegetative buffer at least six feet high and providing 100% opacity.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.10 AUDITORIUMS/COMMUNITY CENTER.
   8.10.1   Freestanding auditoriums/community centers shall be placed on lots that are not less than four acres in size.
   8.10.2   Auditoriums/community centers shall be located so that access is from an arterial road or thoroughfare and adequate space shall be provided on the site that allows vehicles to exit onto the street without backing into the road or street.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.11 BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
   8.11.1   The facility shall have direct access to an arterial road.
   8.11.2   Foot traffic automatic teller machines (ATM) shall be permitted as accessory uses as either free standing or attached facilities. Drive through facilities shall be permitted separately as a principal use.
   8.11.3   There shall be a maximum of two service lanes for window tellers.
   8.11.4   At least 40 feet of separation shall be maintained between a residential lot line and a drive through facility.
   8.11.5   Speaker systems associated with a drive through facility shall be designed and located so as to assure that adjacent areas and uses are not adversely affected.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.12 BARS.
   8.12.1   There shall be no school or place of worship located within 250 feet of the facility.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.13 BATTING CAGES.
   8.13.1   Facilities shall be placed on sites that are at least three acres in size.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.14 BED AND BREAKFAST.
   8.14.1   No bed and breakfast establishment shall be located within 400 feet of a rooming house, a boarding house, or another bed and breakfast establishment.
   8.14.2   There shall be not more than six guest bedrooms provided.
   8.14.3   A resident manager shall operate the bed and breakfast establishment.
   8.14.4   The establishment shall be located in a structure that was originally constructed as a dwelling.
   8.14.5   The establishment shall contain only one kitchen facility. Meals served on the premises shall be only for overnight guests and residents of the facility.
   8.14.6   No guest may remain in the facility for more than 15 continuous days, and there must be a break of 45 days between uses by the same guest.
   8.14.7   There shall be no exterior advertising other than that which may be permitted for a home occupation.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
§ 8.15 BINGO HALLS.
   8.15.1   A freestanding facility shall be located on a lot that is no less than one acre.
   8.15.2   The facility of over 500 in capacity shall have direct access to an arterial road or thoroughfare.
   8.15.3   Restaurants and other uses shall be considered a separate principal use.
   8.15.4   Non-profit organizations with games taking place within their own facility are exempt from Article 8.15.1 and Article 8.15.3.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2021)
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