Uses designated as "permitted uses" and "uses permitted with additional standards" are allowed in a district as a matter of right. Uses classified as "special uses" are permitted upon approval of a special use permit approved by the city council.

It is recognized that new types or forms of land use will develop within Bessemer City that are not anticipated by this Code. In order to provide for such changes and contingencies, the classification of any new or unlisted land use shall be made by the Administrator or designee to determine if the use can reasonably be determined to fit into a similar use category described in the Code with information presented by the applicant and research completed by the administrator. The administrator or designee may, at their discretion, use other classification methods to determine if and where certain uses may be permitted such as the latest version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Guide produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. If the administrator or designee cannot make a determination on a particular use, then the board of adjustment may make such a determination after conducting a public hearing.

Unless a use is specifically identified in the Table of Uses as "P" (permitted by right), "AS" (permitted with additional standards), or "SUP" (special use) according to this Code, then such use is prohibited. See section 2.5 for conditional zoning district provisions that allow for flexibility with uses included in this table.

(Ord. of 10-1-2021; Ord. of 7-11-2022(3) )