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VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
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
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
§ 156.033 TABLE OF PERMITTED USES.
   (A)   With the various zones as indicated on the Official Zoning Map of Vance County, North Carolina, no land, building, or structure shall be used, and no building or structure shall be erected or altered, except in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. Any use not specifically permitted is prohibited. Where more than 1 use occupies a building or premises, the zoning requirements for each use shall be adhered to as set forth in this chapter:
      (1)   P indicates uses permitted by right.
      (2)   X indicates a prohibited use.
      (3)    SUP indicates uses permitted as a special use upon approval by the Board of Adjustment. Standard conditions are set forth in §§ 156.080 through 156.089. Additional conditions may be placed on specific uses by the Board of Adjustment to insure the intent of this chapter is met. Should any interpretation conflict arise between special use allowed under this Table an appeal may be filed with the Board of Adjustment and Appeals as provide and in accordance with §§ 156.150 through 156.158.
   (B)   The purpose of this section is to identify uses permitted within Vance County not inclusive of the incorporated limits City of Henderson or its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). The chart below applies to new uses/construction after the effective date of this chapter so as to avoid undue hardship by permitting the continued use of any building, structure, or property that was lawful at the time of the enactment of this chapter or any applicable amendment thereof, even though such use, structure or property does not conform with the provisions of this chapter. There may exist circumstances which require continuance of a non-conforming use in the event of a natural or man-made disaster, which is addressed in §§ 156.070 through 156.075. This Table of Permitted Uses is not intended to limit or prevent certain operations that are a normal secondary extension (part) of existing development and uses.
(Ord. 39, passed 10-3-2011; Am. Ord. passed 1-7-2013; Am. Ord. passed 2-4-2013; Am. Ord. passed 7-6- 2015; Am. Ord. passed 3-6-2017; Am. Ord. passed 3-6-2017; Am. Ord. passed 3-11-2019; Am. Ord. passed 10-7-2019; Am. Ord. 5-3-2021)
{To view the Table of Permitted Uses in PDF, click HERE}
TABLE OF PERMITTED USES
USE TYPE
Reference Sections
AR
R3 0
R2 0
R1 0
RM HC
H C
GC 1
LI
IM
EI A
O I
O S
WO Z
PARKING - LOADING
TABLE OF PERMITTED USES
USE TYPE
Reference Sections
AR
R3 0
R2 0
R1 0
RM HC
H C
GC 1
LI
IM
EI A
O I
O S
WO Z
PARKING - LOADING
AGRICULTURAL
Bona fide farms (includes raising poultry, or livestock for commercial use)
§ 156.005
P
P
SU P
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
P
P
N/A
Commercial stables
 
P
P
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
X
P
P
Parking: 1/300 SF + 1 per 3 stalls
Loading: 1 per 40 stalls
Farming (greenhouses - nurseries, not bona fide farms)
 
P
P
P
SU P
CU
P
P
P
SU P
SU P
X
P
P
Parking: 1/250 SF
Loading: 1 per 5 bays
RESIDENTIAL USES
Single family, detached/ subdivisions) stick built, modular - definitions
§ 156.015
§ 156.032
§ 156.057
§ 156.058
§ 156.107
P
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 3 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Multi-family dwellings (duplex, triplexes)
§ 156.015
§ 156.080
§ 156.107
C U
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Multi-family dwellings (townhouses, apartments, condominiums)
§ 156.015
§ 156.058
§ 156.089
§ 156.107
X
C U
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
C U
CU
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Manufactured home (single wide/double wide - definitions per Chapter 155
§ 156.015
§ 156.032
§ 156.057
P
P
P
P
 
 
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Manufactured home park (single wide/double wide) per Chapter 155
§ 156.015
§ 156.062
SU P
SU P
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Planned unit development (PUD)
§ 156.015
SUP
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
HOME USES
Home occupations/business (definitions)
§ 156.015
P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 2 per employee
Loading: N/A
Home care unit (definitions)
§ 156.015
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 3 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Family care home (group home - definitions)
§ 156.015
P
P
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 3 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Day care home (children, adult - definitions)
§ 156.015
P
P
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 1 per 7 child-adult + 1 per employee
Loading: N/A
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Day care facility (children, adults
§ 156.015
SUP
1- acre
min.
P
P
P
P
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
P
P
SU P
P
Parking: 1 per 7 child-adult + 1 per employee
Loading: N/A
Home for the aged or rest home (definitions)
§ 156.015
SUP
P
P
P
P
SU P
SU P
X
X
P
P
SU P
P
Parking: 33 spaces per room
Loading: N/A
Assembly and worship (churches, synagogues, mosques, etc.)
§ 156.102
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
X
X
P
P
P
P
Parking: 1/3 seats
Loading: 1 per 40,000 SF
Retirement Community (planned community
§ 156.015
SU P
P
P
P
P
SU P
SU P
X
X
P
P
SU P
P
Parking: 33 spaces per room
Loading: N/A
Schools (kindergarten, nursery, elementary, middle-high schools)
§ 156.089
P
P
P
P
P
SU P
SU P
X
X
P
P
P
P
Parking: 2 per classroom
Loading: 1/40,000 SF
College (community and university)
§ 156.089
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
P
P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1 per 2 students
Loading: 1/40,000 SF
Hospitals
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
P
P
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per bed
Loading: 1/33,000 SF
Fire stations, police stations, EMS stations (public safety facilities)
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parking: 1 per employee + 1 stored vehicle
Loading: 1/loading bay
Medical and dental clinics
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
P
P
X
X
P
P
P
SU P
Parking: 4.5/1,000 SF
Loading: 1/30,000 SF
Public utilities (substations, water-sewer pump stations, water tanks)
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parking: 1/1,000 SF
Loading: 1/2,000 SF
COMMERCIAL USES
Agricultural support and services (see definitions)
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
P
SU P
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1/25 SF
Loading: 1.5/bay
Bed and breakfast/
country inn
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
P
P
SU P
SU P
X
P
P
X
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 1 per room + 2 extra spaces for facility
Loading: N/A
General store
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 4/1,000 SF
Loading: N/A
Animal hospitals - veterinary clinics
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
P
P
SU P
X
X
P
P
P
X
SU P
SU P
P
P
Parking: 3/1,000 SF
Loading: 1/30,000 SF
Kennels
§ 156.015
P
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 1 per 300 SF + 1 per 3 stalls
Loading: 1 40 stalls
Commercial lodging (motels, hotels)
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1/room + 2 extra spaces for facility
Loading: 2 per 40,000 SF
Retail
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
SU P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 4/1,000 SF
Loading: 1/30,000 SF
Shopping center
§ 156.015
§ 156.102
§ 156.108
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 1/200 SF
Loading: 1 per 25,000 SF
Gas stations
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
SU P
SU P
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per 1,000 SF + 1 per pump station
Loading: 1/20,000 SF
Alcohol sales (ABC store)
§ 156.089
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
SU P
X
Parking: 4/1,000 SF
Loading: N/A
Office
§ 156.015
§ 156.111
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
P
P
P
X
SU P
Parking: 4/1,000 SF
Loading: 1/33,000 SF
Lumber yard and building supplies sales
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 4 per 1,000 SF
Loading: 2 per 30,000 SF
Vehicle/Boat sales
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1/15 vehicles on lot
Loading: 2/30,000 SF
Vehicle/boat repair/service garage
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1/15 vehicles on lot
Loading: 2/30,000 SF
Auto-boat-RV storage
§ 156.089
§ 156.106
§ 156.111
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 1/15 vehicles on lot
Loading: 2/30,000 SF
Restaurants
§ 156.089
§ 156.111
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
SU P
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 12 per 1,000 SF gross floor area
Loading: N/A</v
Junkyard (also called a salvage yard)
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
§ 156.106
SU P
X
X
X
X
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
Parking: 1 per 2,000 SF storage + 1 per vehicle
Loading: N/A
Electronic gaming operations
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 1/100 SF OR 1 per 2 terminals (whichever greater)
RECREATION AND AMUSEMENT USES
Campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks (see definitions)
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
SU P
Parking: 1 travel trailer + 1 per 350 SF office space
Loading: 1
Commercial amusement
(indoor)
 
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
SU P
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 6 per 1,000 SF
Loading: 1
Commercial amusement
(outdoor)
 
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per 3 seats or 1.25 per play area
Loading: N/A
Theaters
 
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
SU P
X
SU P
SU P
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per 3 seats
Loading: 1 per 40,000 SF
Public recreation (centers, parks, fields, playgrounds, pools, facilities)
§ 156.089
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
P
P
X
X
P
P
P
SU P
Parking: 1 per 4,000 SF of area
Loading: N/A
INDUSTRIAL USES
Disposal (waste and sewerage)
§ 156.107
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
Parking: 1 per vehicle
Loading: 1 per vehicle
Extraction (mining)
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
§ 156.107
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
P
X
X
X
X
Parking: 1 per vehicle
Loading: 1 per vehicle
Convenience Center
§ 156.015
§ 156.089
§ 156.107
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
SU P
P
P
X
X
X
P
Parking: 1 per employee
Land clearing inert debris landfill, major (greater than 2 acres)
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
SU P
N/A
Land clearing inert debris landfill, minor (less than 2 acres)
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
SU P
N/A
Recycling and/or storage
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
P
P
X
X
X
X
Parking: 2 per 1,000 SF
Loading: 1.25/bay
Manufacturing
 
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
P
P
SU P
X
X
X
Parking: 1/500 SF + 1 vehicle
Loading: 1/20,000 SF
Machine and welding shops (see definitions - home occupation - industrial or commercial nature)
§ 156.089
§ 156.107
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
P
P
X
X
X
X
Parking: 1 per 500 SF + 1 per vehicle
Loading: 1/20,000 SF
Petroleum/HazMat, bulk storage (all fire/safety regulations are met)
 
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
P
P
X
X
X
X
Parking: 1 per 2,000 SF
Loading: 1.5/bay
Warehousing (includes mini-storage), distribution and logistics
 
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
P
P
SU P
X
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per 2,000 SF
Loading: 1.5/bay
SPECIAL USES
Adult establishments
 
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
Parking: 4 per 1,000 SF
Loading: N/A
Airports
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
X
Parking: Special study required***
Cemetery (church, family)
 
P
P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
P
P
SU P
N/A
*** See § 156.089(L)
Cemetery (commercial)
 
P
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 6 per 1,000 SF of office - building
Loading: 1
Commercial communications towers (cell towers)
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 2 per tower
Loading: 1
Shooting ranges
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1.5 per shooting station
Loading: 1
Solar collector (accessory)
 
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
N/A
Solar energy systems, large
scale (solar farms)
 
SU P
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
X
X
N/A
TEMPORARY USES
Commercial (temporary - see definitions) outdoor sales
 
P
P
X
X
X
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Parking: staff review
Loading: N/A
Concrete/asphalt operations
 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
P
X
X
X
X
Parking: staff review
Loading: 1 per vehicle
Contractor's office (located at project site for duration of project)
 
SU P
SU P
X
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
P
SU P
SU P
X
SU P
Parking: 1 per 200 SF
Loading: N/A
Farmstand
 
P
P
X
X
X
P
P
P
X
X
X
P
P
Parking: 8 spaces
Loading: N/A
Manufactured housing unit for office and/or exhibition
 
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
P
P
P
P
X
X
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1 per vehicle
Loading: N/A
Manufactured home for hardship
 
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SU P
Parking: 2 per dwelling unit
Loading: N/A
Public interest event and/or special event
 
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1/patron
Loading 1 per vehicle
Temporary miscellaneous sales (see definitions)
 
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SUP
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
SU P
Parking: 1 per vehicle
Loading: N/A
 

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