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A. The Planning Director shall determine whether or not an unlisted use is similar to an existing use type set out in Table 4.2.3, Principal Use Table, based on the definitions in Section 9.4, Definitions, and the standards for unlisted uses in Section 2.2.12, Interpretation.
B. Nothing shall limit the Planning Director from seeking input from Town staff, Planning Board, or Board of Commissioners in making a determination of how to categorize an unlisted use.
C. In cases where a proposed unlisted use type is not found to be similar to an existing use type, the Planning Director may, but shall not be required to, initiate a text amendment application to revise the text of this Ordinance to add the use type in accordance with Section 2.2.20, UDO Text Amendment.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
A. The following use types are not listed in Table 4.2.3, Principal Use Table, and are prohibited throughout the Town's planning jurisdiction in all zoning districts.
B. In cases where one or more of these uses is lawfully established and in operation prior to January 1, 2020, the use shall be subject to the provisions in Section 1.10, Transitional Provisions.
1. Agricultural Uses.
a. Concentrated animal feeding operations;
b. Slaughterhouses; or
c. Poultry processing facilities.
2. Commercial Uses.
a. Outdoor advertising or billboards, except where prohibition is preempted by State or federal law. Outdoor advertising lawfully established prior to January 1, 2020, may be permitted to continue as a nonconforming use only in accordance with Article 7: Nonconformities, and Sections 136-126 through 136-140.1 of the North Carolina General Statutes; or
b. Outdoor shooting ranges.
3. Industrial Uses.
a. Acetylene gas manufacture;
b. Acid manufacture;
c. Ammonia, bleaching powder, or chlorine manufacture;
d. Brick, tile, or terra cotta manufacture;
e. Cellophane manufacture;
f. Creosote manufacture or treatment plants;
g. Distillation of bones, coal, refuse, tar, or wood;
h. Explosives, ammunition, fireworks, or gunpowder manufacture;
i. Fat rendering, or production of fats and oils from animal or vegetable products by boiling or distillation;
j. Garbage, offal, or animal reduction and processing;
k. Glue and size manufacture;
l. Leather and leather products manufacturing involving tanning;
m. Linseed oil, shellac, turpentine manufacture or refining;
n. Nitrogenous tankage, fish meal or manufacture of any fertilizer materials carrying an objectionable odor;
o. Oilcloth or linoleum manufacture;
p. Ore reduction;
q. Pulp mills; or
r. Vinegar manufacturing.
4. Institutional Uses.
a. Package treatment plant wastewater disposal systems that discharge to surface waters; or
b. Storage or processing of radioactive or infectious waste.
5. Residential Uses.
a. Use of a boat houseboat, or other floating structure as a temporary or permanent residence (this shall not prevent the overnight occupancy of a vessel temporarily moored while in transit on navigable waters);
b. Mobile homes, mobile home parks, and manufactured dwelling parks; or
c. Use of a travel trailer as a permanent or temporary residence.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
Regardless of how a use type is permitted or prohibited in Table 4.2.3, Principal Use Table, if a lot or tract is located within one or more overlay zoning districts, any use type limitations in the overlay district standards (see Section 3.8, Overlay Zoning Districts) shall control.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)