ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 - General Provisions
1: General Provisions
1.1.   Title
1.2.   Effective Date
1.3.   Authority
1.3.1.   General Assembly
1.3.2.   North Carolina General Statutes
1.3.3.   Town Charter
1.3.4.   Other Relevant Laws
1.4.   Purpose and Intent
1.4.1.   Keep Town Residents and Visitors Safe
1.4.2.   Foster a Convenient, Compatible Arrangement of Land Uses
1.4.3.   Protect the Natural Environment
1.4.4.   Ensure Properly Functioning Infrastructure
1.4.5.   Establish a Unique Sense of Place
1.4.6.   Promote a Strong and Diverse Economy
1.4.7.   Provide Adequate and Desirable Housing
1.5.   Applicability
1.5.1.   Territorial Jurisdiction
1.5.2.   Development Subject to this Ordinance
1.5.3.   Activities Exempted from this Ordinance
1.5.4.   Application to Governmental Units
1.5.5.   Emergency Exemptions
1.5.6.   Minimum Requirements
1.5.7.   Utility Allocation Policy
1.6.   Adopted Policy Guidance
1.6.1.   Policy Guidance Identified
1.6.2.   Conformance
1.7.   Procedures Manual
1.8.   Relationship to Other Laws and Agreements
1.8.1.   Review of Private Agreements
1.8.2.   Existing Agreements or Vested Rights
1.9.   Conflict
1.9.1.   Conflicts with State or Federal Law
1.9.2.   Conflicts with Other Town Codes or Laws
1.9.3.   Conflicts between the Standards in this Ordinance
1.9.4.   Conflicts with Private Agreements
1.9.5.   Determination of the More Restrictive Standard
1.10.   Transitional Provisions
1.10.1.   Prior Violations Continue
1.10.2.   Existing Nonconformities
1.10.3.   Pending Applications
1.10.4.   Approved Applications
1.10.5.   Existing Development
1.11.   Zoning District Translation
1.12.   Severability
1.1.   TITLE
This Ordinance is officially titled as the "Town of Zebulon, North Carolina Unified Development Ordinance," and may be referred to as "the Unified Development Ordinance," "this Ordinance," or by one or more other abbreviated references ("the UDO," "this UDO," or "UDO").
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
1.2.   EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2020, and it repeals and replaces the Town of Zebulon Land Use Ordinance, as originally adopted on September 8, 1992, and as subsequently amended.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
1.3.   AUTHORITY
The authority to enact, administer, and enforce this UDO is derived from the following sources:
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
1.3.1.   General Assembly
The authority granted to the Town of Zebulon by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
1.3.2.   North Carolina General Statutes
The North Carolina General Statutes, including:
   A.   Chapter 160A, Article 8 (Police Powers);
   B.   Chapter 160A, Article 15 (Streets, Traffic, and Parking);
   C.   Chapter 160D (Planning and Regulation of Development);
   D.   Chapter 143, Article 21 (Water and Air Resources); and
   E.   Chapter 113A, Article 4 (Sedimentation and Pollution Control).
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2021-65, passed 5-3-2021)
1.3.3.   Town Charter
The Zebulon Town Charter.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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