Within each district, certain general rules shall prevail.
(A) Intent of zoning districts. Each district is hereby established as an exclusive zoning district and only those uses listed as permitted or conditional uses are allowed. If a particular use of the land is not listed in a certain district, that use shall be prohibited for that district, unless added by amendment.
(B) Open space requirements. No part of a yard, court or other open space provided around any building or structure for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space required under this chapter for another building or structure.
(C) Reduction of lot and yard areas prohibited. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
(D) Only one principal building permitted on one lot. No lot shall be occupied by more than one principal building or use.
(E) Legal limitations; conflict with other laws. Wherever the regulations made under authority of this chapter require a greater width or size of yards or courts, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than that required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this chapter shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yard or courts or require a lower height of building or less number of stories or require a greater percentage of lots to be left unoccupied, or impose other standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this chapter, the provisions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
(F) Future construction. Except as herein provided, no building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered, nor shall any building or land be used which does not comply with all the zone regulations established by this chapter for the zone in which the building or land is located.
(G) Street access. Every lot to be built upon shall abut a public street or other public way. Every lot, upon which a mobile home is located, except when within a mobile home park, shall abut a public street or other public way.
(H) Obstruction. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to allow an obstruction in the horizontal or vertical sight distance area. The owner or tenant of any land on which an obstruction exists in violation of this chapter shall remove it within 30 days after notification by the Zoning Administrator. This provision shall apply in all residential corner lots located in any zone at which the traffic is not controlled by a traffic control light.
(I) Temporary use of mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be permitted as a temporary use in any zone in which they are not normally permitted for a period not exceeding six months. Such temporary use of mobile homes shall be for the purpose of providing a residence for the owner of the lot upon which the mobile home is located while either constructing a new house on the same lot or repairing a house damaged by fire or an act of God. The permit may be renewed by the Zoning Administrator, upon a finding of fact that additional time is needed by the owner for completion of the project.
(Ord. passed 9-3-1986; Ord. passed 5-6-2008) Penalty, see § 156.999
Statutory reference:
Board of Adjustment; special exceptions to the zoning regulations, see G.S.§ 160A-388(d)
Board of Adjustment; zoning; grant of power, see G.S. § 160A-381(b1)