The uses permitted in the districts established by this chapter are shown in Table 2, Authorized Uses. Where the district column is marked with an “X”, the use is permitted. Where the district column is marked with an “S”, the use may be permitted only as a special exception. Where the district column is marked with a “D”, the use may be permitted only after approval of a development plan by the APC.
(A) Where a district column is marked with an “SW”, the use may be permitted by Special Exception approval from the BZA subject to the issuance of a license or operating permit as approved by the county’s Solid Waste Management District. Where a district column is marked with an “XW”, the use is permitted by right in the zoning district, but is subject to the issuance of a license or operating permit as approved by the county Solid Waste Management District.
(B) For uses not listed, the Director shall attempt to determine if the requested use is similar to a permitted use. If the proposed use is determined to be similar to a permitted use, the permit shall be issued. If the Director determines that the use is not similar, then the application shall be denied. In case of uncertainty, the Director may refer the request for clarification or classification to the BZA for consideration in accordance with the provisions of the section on uses not listed under the duties of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Table 2: Authorized Uses
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C | AP | AG | RE | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | MF | AB | LB | GB | UB | PB | I-1 | I-2 | AZ |
Table 2: Authorized Uses
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C | AP | AG | RE | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | MF | AB | LB | GB | UB | PB | I-1 | I-2 | AZ | |
Education | |||||||||||||||||
Art and music schools | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Colleges and universities | S | S | X | X | X | S | |||||||||||
Elementary and secondary schools | D | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Junior colleges and technical institutes | S | S | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Libraries and information centers | D | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Trade or business school | X | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Non-Industrial Farm, Agricultural, Animal Related Uses | |||||||||||||||||
Animal day care facility | S | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Commercial greenhouse | S | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Kennel, small | S | X | X | S | S | ||||||||||||
Kennel, large | S | S | S | ||||||||||||||
Kennel, unlimited | S | S | S | ||||||||||||||
Roadside produce stand | S | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Sale barn for livestock | S | X | S | X | |||||||||||||
Veterinary animal hospital | S | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Farm | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Hay, grain, feed stores | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Landscape contractor | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||||||
Plant nursery | S | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||||||
Penal or correctional institution | S | S | S | ||||||||||||||
Police, postal or fire station | D | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Municipal or government buildings | D | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Publicly owned park or recreational facility | X | X | D | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Industrial Uses
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Anhydrous ammonia or similar liquefied fertilizer storage and distribution | S | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Auction sales yard (excluding livestock) | S | S | X | ||||||||||||||
Commercial facility for breeding non- farm fowl and animals | X | X | S | X | |||||||||||||
Confined feeding | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Contractors storage | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Industrial, general | X | ||||||||||||||||
Junk Yard | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Light industrial park | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Liquefied petroleum gas, bottled gas dealers | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturing, use or storage of explosives | S | S | |||||||||||||||
Mineral extraction | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
Open material storage | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Petroleum tank farm | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Slaughter house | S | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Truck freight terminal | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Warehouse (general) | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Warehouse (grain storage) | S | S | S | S | X | ||||||||||||
Wholesale produce terminal | S | S | X | X | |||||||||||||
Farm product processing food processing | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Fuel dealers | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Light industry | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Linen supply | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Warehousing, storage or recycling of hazardous waste | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
Warehousing, storage or recycling of radioactive waste | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||
Wholesale business | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Non-Profit Membership Organizations | |||||||||||||||||
Business associations | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Charitable institutions | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Church or temple | D | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Civic, social, religious, political or fraternal organizations | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Recreation, Amusement, Tourism | |||||||||||||||||
Fairgrounds | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Golf and country clubs | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Golf driving range and miniature golf course | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Hotel or motel | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Outdoor recreation facility | S | S | S | S | |||||||||||||
Outdoor shooting range, public or private | S | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Public camp ground or recreational vehicle park | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||||||
Race Track | S | X | |||||||||||||||
Stable, Private | X | X | X | X | X | S | X | X | |||||||||
Stadium, coliseum | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Theater, Outdoor | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Bed and breakfast | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | S | X | X | |||||||
Billiard and pool establishments | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Bowling alleys | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Dance halls, studios and schools | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Indoor recreation facility | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Lodge or private club | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Motion picture theater | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Museum and art gallery | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Public golf course | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Seasonal hunting and fishing lodge | X | D | |||||||||||||||
Skating | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Stable, public | X | S | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
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Day care center | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Minor residential subdivision | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | S | ||||
Mobile home park | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||
Customary home occupation (accessory use) | X | X | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Domestic crafts | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Assorted fabric services excluding dry cleaner | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Woodworking services | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Hair grooming, home catering and internet sales |
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Law, medicine, architecture, engineering, accounting | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Academic and cultural arts tutoring | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Consultation only- insurance office, planning, real estate, notary public, manufacturer’s agent | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Dwelling - multi-family | D | D | D | D | D | ||||||||||||
Dwelling - single-family | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | S | ||||
Dwelling - two- family | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | |||||||||
Farm seasonal worker housing | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Fraternity, sorority or student housing | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
Group residential facility | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | |||||||||
Major residential subdivision | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | S | S | ||||
Nursing home | D | D | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||
Orphanage | D | D | D | D | |||||||||||||
Temporary mobile home | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Retail, trade, food stores | |||||||||||||||||
Drive-in restaurant
/ fast food | S | S | X | X | |||||||||||||
Cafeteria, restaurant | X | X | X | X | S | ||||||||||||
Candy, nut and confectionary | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Carry out restaurant | S | S | X | X | |||||||||||||
Dinner theater | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Fruits and vegetables | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Grocery, bakery, meat and fish, dairy products, health foods | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Night club | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Tavern | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Retail, Trade, General Merchandise | |||||||||||||||||
Shopping center | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
Antique store | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Apparel shop, shoes, custom tailoring | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Bait sales | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle shops | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Boat sales | X | S | |||||||||||||||
Book and stationary store | X | X | X | S | |||||||||||||
Camera and photographic supply | X | X | |||||||||||||||
China, glassware, metal ware | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Department store | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Drapery, curtain and upholstery | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Drug store | S | X | X | S | |||||||||||||
Electrical supply store | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Farm and garden supply | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Farm implements and equipment sales | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Floor coverings | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Florists, furriers | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Gift, novelty and souvenir shops | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Hardware or variety store | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Hobby, toy and game shops | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Household appliances, furniture | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Jewelry store | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Liquor store | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Lumber and building materials | X | S | X | ||||||||||||||
Monument sales | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Music and video stores | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
News dealers | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Paint, glass and wallpaper | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Pet shops | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Plumbing, heating and air conditioning dealer | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Sporting goods | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Studio business | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Tobacco sales | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Services, General | |||||||||||||||||
Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping service | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Adult entertainment businesses | |||||||||||||||||
Advertising agencies | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Agricultural credit institutions | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Attorney services | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Auto license bureaus | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Banks and branch banks | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Blueprinting and photocopying | S | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Bond and mortgage company, savings and loan, installment sales, finance | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Clothing rental | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Coin-operated laundry and dry cleaning | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Collection agencies | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Commercial testing laboratories | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Counselor-at-law | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Detective agencies and protective services | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Diaper service | X | S | X | ||||||||||||||
Disinfecting and exterminating services | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Dressmaking | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Electrical repair shop | S | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Engineering and architectural service | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Insurance agents, brokers and service | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Newspaper publishing | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Private employment agencies | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Professional office | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Real estate service | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Reupholster and furniture repair | S | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Shoe repair | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Stenographic service | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Stock brokers and dealers | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Tailoring and pressing shops | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Temporary help supply services | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Watch, clock and jewelry repair | S | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Services, Medical | |||||||||||||||||
Convalescent homes | D | D | D | ||||||||||||||
Clinic | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Hospitals | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Blood banks | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Life care facility | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Medical and dental laboratories | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Medical office | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Services, Personal | |||||||||||||||||
Cemetery or crematory | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Barber shop, beauty shop | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Mortuary | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Photographic studio | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Reducing and health salons | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Solid Waste Disposal Facilities | |||||||||||||||||
Compost/digester facility | SW | SW | SW | SW | |||||||||||||
Composting facility | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | SW | SW | SW | XW | XW | XW | |||
Construction/ demolition site | SW | SW | SW | ||||||||||||||
Incinerator | SW | SW | SW | SW | |||||||||||||
Resource recovery facility | SW | SW | |||||||||||||||
Sanitary landfill, privately owned | SW | SW | SW | ||||||||||||||
Sanitary landfill, publicly owned | XW | XW | XW | ||||||||||||||
Transfer station | SW | SW | XW | XW | |||||||||||||
Landfill, hazardous waste or radioactive waste | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
Long-term permitted clean fill disposal site | XW | XW | XW | SW | SW | XW | XW | XW | XW | ||||||||
Long term permitted clean fill processing site | XW | XW | XW | SW | SW | SW | XW | XW | XW | XW | |||||||
Restricted waste site | XW | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
Temporary permitted clean fill disposal site | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | ||||
Temporary permitted clean fill land reclamation site | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | ||||
Temporary permitted clean fill processing site | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | XW | ||||
Utilities, Transportation, Communications/Vehicle Dealers, Repair and Services | |||||||||||||||||
Airport or heliport | S | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Public water wells, water stations, filtration plants, reservoirs and storage tanks | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Telephone exchange or public utility station | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Wireless communication facility | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
Mass transit station | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Off-premises signs | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Radio or television station or studio | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Transmission lines for utilities | S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Automatic car wash | X | S | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Parking lot | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
Truck service center | X | X | S | X | X | ||||||||||||
Automobile body shop and painting | S | S | S | X | |||||||||||||
Automobile or motorcycle sales | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Automobile parts supply | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||
Automobile repair, service station | X | S | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Mobile home, travel trailer, camper sales and service | X | S | X | X | |||||||||||||
Parking garage | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Passenger car rental | S | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Storage and dismantling of disabled vehicles | X | ||||||||||||||||
Tire, battery and accessory dealers | S | S | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Truck sales, rental, leasing, repair | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Table 3: Residential Uses and Requirements, Single-Family | |||||||||||
Zoning District | AG | RE | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | LB | UB | GB | PB | AB |
Table 3: Residential Uses and Requirements, Single-Family | |||||||||||
Zoning District | AG | RE | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | LB | UB | GB | PB | AB |
Maximum height of buildings | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Minimum ground floor area | |||||||||||
One-story | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 1,200 | 900 |
Multi-story | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 750 | 900 | 750 |
Minimum acres required per dwelling unit | |||||||||||
Minimum acreage on well/septic | 2 acres | 3 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres | 2 acres |
Minimum acreage on utilities | 2 acres | 3 acres | 1 acre | 0.6 acre | 0.33 acre | 0.23 acre | 0.23 acre | 0.23 acre | 0.23 acre | 0.23 acre | 0.23 acre |
Maximum lot coverage | 50% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
Minimum primary structure width: 18 feet in all districts. Lot width to depth ratio: (3:1). (All newly created residential lots in all the above zoning districts, will not establish a lot depth which is 3 times greater than the lot width). | |||||||||||
Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet in all districts with public sewers. 2 acres in all districts without public sewers, and 3 acres in the re district, with or without public. | |||||||||||
Public water and public sewer connection: required in all districts for lots that are less than one acre in size. Utility connection: required for major residential subdivisions with 15 lots or more. | |||||||||||
Road frontage: 45 feet in all districts: (in subdivisions, up to 20% of total lots may reduce road frontage by up to 20%). | |||||||||||
Minimum front yard (unincorporated areas): in all districts, 20 feet from the right-of-way or 70 feet from the center of the road, whichever is greater (not applicable to flag lots). | |||||||||||
Minimum rear yard for primary structures: 20 feet in all districts. | |||||||||||
Minimum rear yard for accessory structures: 5 feet in all districts. | |||||||||||
Minimum side yard: 5 feet in all districts, except the agricultural district. (For agricultural district, see § 194.111 RURAL PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS (L) Bufferyards, Rural Bufferyard Requirements Table) | |||||||||||
Number of parking spaces per lot: 2 in all districts. | |||||||||||
Minimum spacing between dwellings created in the agricultural district: 140 feet. | |||||||||||
Table 4: Residential Uses and Requirements, Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings
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Zoning District | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | MF | LB | UB | GB | PB | AB |
Table 4: Residential Uses and Requirements, Two-Family and Multi-Family Dwellings
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Zoning District | R-2 | R-3 | R-4 | MF | LB | UB | GB | PB | AB |
Maximum density (units per acre) | |||||||||
Two-family dwellings | 1.75 | 3 | 4.25 | NA | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 |
Multi-family dwellings | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
Maximum height of buildings | 35 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Minimum ground floor area (per dwelling unit) | |||||||||
One-story | 900 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 500 | 500 | 700 | 700 |
Multi-story | 450 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 350 | 350 | 400 | 400 |
Minimum front yard in all districts: 20 feet. | |||||||||
Minimum side and rear yard in all districts: 10 feet. | |||||||||
Number of parking spaces per dwelling unit in all districts: 2. | |||||||||
Public water and public sewer connection required in all districts for all development. | |||||||||
Table 5: Residential Uses and Requirements, Mobile Home Parks Established after 1-1-1999 | |||
Zoning District | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 |
Table 5: Residential Uses and Requirements, Mobile Home Parks Established after 1-1-1999 | |||
Zoning District | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 |
Units per acre | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Minimum lot area in all districts: 5 acres. | |||
Minimum area per unit in all districts: 5,000 square feet. | |||
Minimum ground floor area (square feet) | 1,000 | 900 | 900 |
Minimum structure width: 12 feet in all districts. | |||
Minimum structure length: 70 feet in all districts. | |||
Minimum front yard: 20 feet in all districts. | |||
Minimum side and rear yard: 10 feet in all districts. | |||
Minimum distance between buildings (primary and/or accessory): 10 feet in all districts. | |||
Minimum distance from building to road (feet): 20 feet in all districts. | |||
Number of parking spaces (per dwelling unit): 2 in all districts. | |||
Public water and public sewer connection required in all districts: yes. | |||
Table 6: Commercial, Industrial and Other Non-Residential Requirements | ||||||||||
Zoning District | AG, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, MF | AB | LB | GB | UB | PB | CR | I-1 | I-2 | IR |
Maximum height of buildings | 25 | 35 | 35 | 75 | 75 | 35 | 25 | 75 | 75 | 35 |
Minimum road frontage | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | NA | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Minimum front yard | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | NA | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Minimum side yard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Minimum rear yard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | NA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
(Ord. 2000-16, passed 8-28-2000, § 2.43; Ord. 2020-01, passed 1-6-2020)