Section
General Provisions
152.001 Title
152.002 Purpose
152.003 Authority
152.004 Jurisdiction
152.005 Effective date
152.006 Prerequisite to plat recordation
152.007 Relationship to existing zoning and subdivision ordinances
152.008 Relationship to the Town of Swansboro Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Plan
152.009 Official zoning map
152.010 Miscellaneous regulations
152.011 No use or sale of land or buildings except in conformity with ordinance provisions
152.012 Fees
152.013 Severability
152.014 Computation of time
152.015 Word interpretation
152.016 Definitions of basic terms
152.017 Rules for interpretation of zoning district boundaries
Administrative Mechanisms
152.030 Board of Adjustment
152.031 Land Use Administrator
152.032 Board of Commissioners
152.033 Planning Board
Appeals, Variances, Interpretations
152.045 Appeals
152.046 Variances
152.047 Interpretations
152.048 Request to be heard expeditiously
152.049 Burden of proof in appeals and variances
152.050 Board action on appeals and variances
152.051 Continuity of action
Hearing Procedures
152.065 Quasi-judicial decisions
152.066 Notice of hearing
152.067 Evidence
152.068 Modification of application at hearing
152.069 Voting
152.070 Written decision
152.071 Judicial review
152.072 Legislative hearings
152.073 Moratoria
152.074 Notice of an administrative decision
152.075 Citizen comments
Nonconformities
152.085 Purpose
152.086 Nonconforming uses
152.087 Nonconforming lots
152.088 Extension or enlargement of nonconformities
152.089 Change in kind of nonconforming use
152.090 Abandonment or discontinuance a nonconformity
152.091 Completion of nonconforming projects
Development Approvals
152.105 Approvals required
152.106 No occupancy, use, or sale of lots until requirements fulfilled
152.107 Who may submit permit applications
152.108 Applications to be complete
152.109 Staff consultation after application submitted
152.110 Zoning permits
152.111 Authorizing use or occupancy before completion of development under zoning permit
152.112 Effect of permits on successors and assigns
152.113 Amendments to and modifications of permits
152.114 Reconsideration of Board action
152.115 Applications to be processed expeditiously
152.116 Maintenance of common areas, improvements, and facilities
152.117 Completing developments in phases
Enforcement and Review
152.130 Complaints regarding violations
152.131 Persons liable
152.132 Procedures upon discovery of violations
152.133 Civil penalties; availability of remedy
152.134 Permit revocation
152.135 Judicial review
Vested Rights, Permit Choice and Development Agreements
152.150 Purpose
152.151 Establishment of vested rights
152.152 Permit choice
152.153 Duration and types of statutory vested rights
152.154 Subsequent changes prohibited; exceptions
152.155 Miscellaneous vested rights provisions
152.156 Development agreements
Zoning Districts and Zoning Map
152.170 Establishment of zoning districts, and the purpose thereof
152.171 Zoning Map is a part of this chapter
152.172 Replacement of the Official Zoning Map
152.173 Maintenance of the Official Zoning Map
152.174 Only one main building, one main use on lot, and orientation of a building
152.175 Minimum yards
152.176 Lot subdivision
152.177 Improvements bond
152.178 Manufactured office buildings
152.179 Table of permitted/special uses
152.180 Notes to the table of permitted/special uses/conditional use districts
Table of Area, Yard, and Height Requirements
152.195 Table of area, yard, and height requirements
152.196 Notes to the table of area, yard, and height requirements
Special Uses
152.210 Procedure for special use permits
152.211 Specific criteria for certain special uses
152.212 Use standards
Residential Cluster Development Regulations
152.225 Purpose and intent; definition
152.226 Area; permitted districts, exemption; street access; open space(s); density; dimensional standards
152.227 Maximum density requirements
152.228 Minimum dimensional standards
152.229 Zero (0) side and/or rear yard setbacks
152.230 Private streets
152.231 Compliance with subdivision standards
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
152.245 Minimum size
152.246 Maximum overall density
152.247 Open space requirement
152.248 Residential development
152.249 Commercial development
152.250 Industrial development
152.251 Procedure
152.252 Homeowners’ association
152.253 Amendment to site plan special use permit
Signs
152.265 Purpose
152.266 Application
152.267 Computation of sign area
152.268 Signs requiring neither permit nor fee
152.269 Signs requiring permit but no fee
152.270 Signs requiring a permit and fee
152.271 Reserved
152.272 Projection into street rights-of-way and side yards
152.273 Prohibited signs
152.274 Nonconforming signs
152.275 Permits for signs
152.276 Maintenance
152.277 Permitted signs
Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading Requirements
152.290 Purpose
152.291 General
152.292 Minimum Parking Requirements
152.293 Driveways
152.294 Off-Street Loading Requirements
152.295 Parking Lot Interconnections
152.296 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking and Off-Street Loading
Traffic Impact Study
152.310 Purpose
152.311 Conduct
152.312 Applicability
152.313 General requirements and standards
152.314 Submission and implementation
Subdivision Regulations
Part I: General Provisions
152.325 Title
152.326 Conformance prerequisite to acceptance of streets, extension of public services, and the like
152.327 Conformance with official plans
152.328 Amendments
152.329 Variances
152.330 Enforcement and penalties
152.331 Administrator
152.332 Effect of plat on dedication
152.333 Thoroughfare plan
152.334 School sites on land use plan
152.335 Unified development ordinance and other plans
152.336 Exclusions and exceptions
152.337 Procedures for plat approval
152.338 Sight line of intersection
Part II: Standards of Design
152.350 General
152.351 Suitability of the land
152.352 Lots
152.353 Streets
152.354 Blocks
152.355 Utilities and stormwater management
152.356 Sidewalks
152.357 Pedestrian access easements
152.358 Townhouses
152.359 Planned unit developments
152.360 Manufactured home subdivision
152.361 Campground subdivisions
152.362 Buffer areas
152.363 Sites for public uses
152.364 Placement of monuments
152.365 Coordination with zoning requirements and other official municipal ordinances and plans
152.366 Coordination with state and federal requirements
152.367 Parks and recreation space requirements
Part III: Information Required With Subdivision Applications
152.380 Number of review and filing copies to be submitted
152.381 Required information on minor, sketch, and major subdivisions
152.382 Documents and written information in addition to maps and plans
152.383 Certificates and endorsements
152.384 Warranties, sureties and improvements guarantees
152.385 Wording for map certificates and statements
Flood Damage Prevention
Part I: General Provisions
152.400 Statutory authorization
152.401 Findings of fact
152.402 Statement of purpose
152.404 Objectives
152.405 Definitions
152.406 Lands to which this subchapter applies
152.407 Basis for establishing the special flood hazard areas
152.408 Establishment of the floodplain development permit
152.409 Compliance
152.410 Abrogation and greater restrictions
152.411 Interpretation
152.412 Warning and disclaimer of liability
152.413 Penalties of violation
Part II: Administration
152.425 Designation of Floodplain Administrator
152.426 Floodplain development application, permit and certification requirements
152.427 Duties of and responsibilities of the Floodplain Administrator
152.428 Corrective procedures
152.429 Variance procedures
Part III: Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
152.440 General standards
152.441 Specific standards
152.442 Standards for floodplains without established base flood elevations
152.443 Standards for riverine floodplains with BFE but without established floodways or non-encroachment areas
152.444 Floodways and non-encroachment areas
152.445 Coastal high hazard areas (Zones VE and V1-30)
152.446 Standards for Coastal A Zones (Zone CAZ) LiMWA
152.447 Standards for areas of shallow flooding (Zone AO)
152.448 Standards for areas of shallow flooding (Zone AH)
Part IV: Legal Status Provisions
152.460 Effect on rights and liabilities under the existing flood damage prevention ordinance
152.461 Effect upon outstanding floodplain development permits
152.462 Effective date
Historic District
152.475 Purpose
152.476 Historic District
152.477 Swansboro Historic Preservation Commission
152.478 Certificate of appropriateness
152.479 Certificate of appropriateness list
152.480 Appeals of decisions
152.481 Zoning ordinance compliance
152.482 Review criteria
152.483 Certain changes not prohibited
152.484 Demolition
152.485 Demolition by neglect
152.486 Procedural remedies when demolition by neglect is determined
152.487 Compliance and enforcement
152.488 Municipally owned property
Lighting
152.500 Intent and purpose
152.501 Lighting plan required
152.502 Light measure technique
152.503 General standards for outdoor lighting
152.504 Lighting in parking lots and outdoor areas
152.505 Lighting for vehicular canopies
152.506 Outdoor sports field/outdoor performance area lighting
152.507 Lighting of outdoor display areas
152.508 Sign lighting
152.509 Lighting of buildings and landscaping
152.510 Timer devices
152.511 Permits
152.512 Nonconformities
Regulations for Landscaping
152.525 Purpose and applicability
152.526 General provisions
152.527 Alternative methods of compliance
152.528 Perimeter and streetscape buffer yards
152.529 Landscaping for parking areas
152.530 Trees and shrubbery in or along streets and sidewalks
152.531 Tree planting on public property
152.532 Other landscaping requirements
152.533 Tree protection during construction
152.534 Time limit, installation guarantees, inspections and certificate of occupancy
152.535 Maintenance responsibility
152.536 Replacement of disturbed and damaged vegetation
152.537 Compliance
152.538 Tree preservation and replacement
152.539 Trash containment areas
152.540 Maintenance
152.541 Trees/shrubs causing problems with safe traffic movement or pedestrian movement
152.542 Pruning requirements
152.543 Recommended types of vegetation/planting
152.544 Appeal process
Building Design and Compatibility
152.555 Section purpose and intent
152.556 Applicability
152.557 Building design standards
152.558 Avoiding monotony of design
152.559 Harmony of design
152.560 Architectural character
152.561 Compatibility standards
Appendix I Regulated Trees/Approved Plant List
Appendix II Recommended Road Connection
Appendix III Historic District Design Standards
Appendix IV Information Required with Applications, Site Plans, Subdivision Plats
Appendix V Table of Amendments