Bryan County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- CODE ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Sec. 114-100.- Title.
- Sec. 114-101. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-102. - Authority.
- Sec. 114-103. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 114-104. - UDO organization.
- Sec. 114-105. - UDO interpretation.
- Sec. 114-106. - UDO applicability.
- Sec. 114-107. - Development under prior regulations.
- Sec. 114-108. - Relationship of UDO to other documents and actions.
- Sec. 114-109. - Code administration responsibilities and organization.
- Sec. 114-110. - Enforcement and penalties.
- Sec. 114-111. - Severability.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES
Sections
- Sec. 114-200.- Purpose.
- Sec. 114-201. - Procedural requirements.
- Sec. 114-202. - Approvals required.
- Sec. 114-203. - Authority to condition development approvals.
- Sec. 114-204. - Fees.
- Sec. 114-205. - Burden of persuasion regarding approval.
- Sec. 114-206. - Pre-application conference.
- Sec. 114-207. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 114-208. - Official filing date.
- Sec. 114-209. - Application processing.
- Sec. 114-210. - Computation of time.
- Sec. 114-211. - Concurrent review.
- Sec. 114-212. - Phased development.
- Sec. 114-213. - Completeness review.
- Sec. 114-214. - Continuance.
- Sec. 114-215. - Minor amendments and major amendments.
- Sec. 114-216. - Withdrawal of applications.
- Sec. 114-217. - Approvals.
- Sec. 114-218. - Notice.
- Sec. 114-219. - Hearings.
- Sec. 114-220. - Action by hearing body.
- Sec. 114-221. - Preclusion of subsequent actions during the pendency of litigation.
ARTICLE III
DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
- DIVISION 2. - CODE TEXT/MAP AMENDMENTS (REZONINGS)
- Sec. 114-308. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-309. - Approval process overview.
- Sec. 114-310. - Initiation.
- Sec. 114-311. - Completeness review.
- Sec. 114-312. - Notice.
- Sec. 114-313. - Criteria for zoning map amendments.
- Sec. 114-314. - P&Z commission action on map and text amendments.
- Sec. 114-315. - Board of commissioners action on map amendments.
- Sec. 114-316. - Board of commissioners action on text amendments.
- Sec. 114-317. - Effect of approval.
- Sec. 114-318. - Recording procedures.
- Sec. 114-319. - Effect of denial of application.
- DIVISION 3. - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
- DIVISION 4. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- Sec. 114-327. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-328. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-329. - CUP process overview.
- Sec. 114-330. - Initiation.
- Sec. 114-331. - Completeness.
- Sec. 114-332. - Criteria.
- Sec. 114-333. - Conditions.
- Sec. 114-334. - P&Z commission Action.
- Sec. 114-335. - Board of commissioners action.
- Sec. 114-336. - Effect of approval.
- Sec. 114-337. - CUP amendments.
- Sec. 114-338. - Revocation of conditional use permits.
- DIVISION 5. - VARIANCES
- DIVISION 6. - APPEALS TO STAFF DECISIONS
- Sec. 114-345. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-346. - Initiation.
- Sec. 114-347. - Stay of proceeding.
- Sec. 114-348. - Board of adjustment hearing.
- Sec. 114-349. - Board of adjustment considerations.
- Sec. 114-350. - Board of Adjustment Action.
- Sec. 114-351. - Findings required.
- Sec. 114-352. - Failure to act.
- Sec. 114-353. - Burden of proof in appeals.
- Sec. 114-354. - Appeals heard by the planning and zoning commission.
- Sec. 114-355. - Appeals heard by the building and construction board of appeals.
- DIVISION 7. - ABANDONMENT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT
- DIVISION 8. - MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS
- DIVISION 9. - DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Sec. 114-369. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-370. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-371. - Criteria for entering into development agreements.
- Sec. 114-372. - Initiation.
- Sec. 114-373. - Mandatory provisions.
- Sec. 114-374. - Optional provisions.
- Sec. 114-375. - Review.
- Sec. 114-376. - Board of commissioners public hearing and action.
- Sec. 114-377. - Execution of development agreement.
- Sec. 114-378. - Recordation of agreement.
- Sec. 114-379. - Existing and subsequently adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
- Sec. 114-380. - Subsequently adopted state and federal laws.
- Sec. 114-381. - Periodic review, termination, or modification.
- Sec. 114-382. - Amendment or cancellation of agreement.
ARTICLE IV
DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES REQUIRING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - MINOR PLATS
- Sec. 114-400. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-401. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-402. - Limitation of subsequent minor subdivisions.
- Sec. 114-403. - Application.
- Sec. 114-404. - Review.
- Sec. 114-405. - Public hearing and notice.
- Sec. 114-406. - Approval criteria.
- Sec. 114-407. - Community development director action on minor plats.
- Sec. 114-408. - Appeals.
- Sec. 114-409. - Variances.
- Sec. 114-410. - Effect of approval.
- Sec. 114-411. - Inspection.
- Sec. 114-412. - Recording.
- DIVISION 2. - VESTED RIGHTS DETERMINATION
- DIVISION 3. - OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ACTIONS
- Sec. 114-417. - Administrative relief.
- Sec. 114-418. - Zoning certification.
- Sec. 114-419. - Site development plan.
- Sec. 114-420. - Landscape plans.
- Sec. 114-421. - Tree removal permits.
- Sec. 114-422. - Sign permits.
- Sec. 114-423. - Home occupation permits.
- Sec. 114-424. - Temporary use and special events permits.
- DIVISION 4. - DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY ENGINEERING DIRECTOR
- DIVISION 5. - DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY BUILDING OFFICIAL
ARTICLE V
- ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - ZONING GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 3. - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 4. - COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 5. - INDUSTRIAL AND PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 6. - WATERFRONT AND DUNES/MARSHLANDS DISTRICTS
- Sec. 114-522. - Waterfront and dunes/marshlands district purposes.
- Sec. 114-523. - Authorized uses in waterfront business and dunes/marshlands districts.
- Sec. 114-524. - Waterfront business district use conditions.
- Sec. 114-525. - Waterfront business and dunes/marshlands district development standards.
- DIVISION 7. - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Sec. 114-526. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-527. - Standards.
- Sec. 114-528. - Permitted land uses within a PD.
- Sec. 114-529. - Minimum lot size.
- Sec. 114-530. - Density.
- Sec. 114-531. - Minimum site area.
- Sec. 114-532. - Unified ownership or control required.
- Sec. 114-533. - Mobility.
- Sec. 114-534. - Parking.
- Sec. 114-535. - Public facilities and services.
- Sec. 114-536. - Open space.
- Sec. 114-537. - Recreational amenities.
- Sec. 114-538. - Adequate public facilities and services.
- Sec. 114-539. - Buffers.
- Sec. 114-540. - Design guidelines.
- Sec. 114-541. - Landscaping and tree preservation standards.
- Sec. 114-542. - Lighting standards.
- DIVISION 8. - CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Sec. 114-543. - Purposes.
- Sec. 114-544. - Applicability and compliance.
- Sec. 114-545. - Application procedure and approval process.
- Sec. 114-546. - Open space requirements.
- Sec. 114-547. - Development standards.
- Sec. 114-548. - Ownership and maintenance of open space and common facilities.
- Sec. 114-549. - Management plan.
ARTICLE VI
SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- DIVISION 2. - BULK AND DENSITY STANDARDS
- DIVISION 3. - NON-RESIDENTIAL ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
- DIVISION 4. - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
- Sec. 114-614. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-615. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-616. - Location of parking.
- Sec. 114-617. - Parking specifications.
- Sec. 114-618. - Required number of parking spaces.
- Sec. 114-619. - Accessible parking spaces.
- Sec. 114-620. - Shared parking.
- Sec. 114-621. - Temporary parking.
- Sec. 114-622. - Maximum allowed parking.
- Sec. 114-623. - Parking lot design and use.
- Sec. 114-624. - Bicycle parking.
- Sec. 114-625. - Loading.
- DIVISION 5. - LANDSCAPING, TREE PRESERVATION, BUFFERING AND SCREENING
- Sec. 114-626. - Purpose.
- Sec. 114-627. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-628. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 114-629. - Buffers required.
- Sec. 114-630. - Buffer design requirements.
- Sec. 114-631. - Parking area landscaping.
- Sec. 114-632. - Additional screening, planting and fencing requirements.
- Sec. 114-633. - Plant, planting and maintenance standards.
- Sec. 114-634. - Canopy retention and tree preservation.
- Sec. 114-635. - Plant lists.
- DIVISION 6. - OPEN SPACE
- Sec. 114-636. - Purposes and applicability.
- Sec. 114-637. - Open space required.
- Sec. 114-638. - Ownership and maintenance of required open space.
- Sec. 114-639. - Dedication of open space.
- Sec. 114-640. - Homeowners associations.
- Sec. 114-641. - Open space linkages.
- Sec. 114-642. - Open space design criteria.
- DIVISION 7. - RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
- DIVISION 8. - SIGNS
- Sec. 114-660. - Purposes.
- Sec. 114-661. - Findings.
- Sec. 114-662. - Applicability.
- Sec. 114-663. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 114-664. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 114-665. - General sign requirements.
- Sec. 114-666. - Regulations for specific types of signs.
- Sec. 114-667. - Sign requirements by zoning district.
- Sec. 114-668. - Sign measurement.
- Sec. 114-669. - Sign maintenance.
- Sec. 114-670. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 114-671. - Non-conforming signs.
- Sec. 114-672. - Removal of signs.
- DIVISION 9. - LIGHTING
- DIVISION 10. - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED
ARTICLE VII
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIED USES
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND USES
- Sec. 114-705. - Generally.
- Sec. 114-706. - Accessory dwelling units or guest houses.
- Sec. 114-707. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 114-708. - Family child care learning home.
- Sec. 114-709. - Outdoor dining/outdoor seating.
- Sec. 114-710. - Outdoor display.
- Sec. 114-711. - Outdoor storage.
- Sec. 114-712. - Reserved.
- Sec. 114-713. - Storage or parking of vehicles and major recreational equipment and commercial vehicles.
- Sec. 114-714. - Accessory bars.
- Sec. 114-715. - Accessory uses for institutions not located in P/I districts.
- DIVISION 3. - SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS
- Sec. 114-720. - Adult uses.
- Sec. 114-721. - Animal boarding, animal shelters (private), veterinary hospitals and animal services.
- Sec. 114-722. - Automobile repair, heavy.
- Sec. 114-723. - Automobile repair, light.
- Sec. 114-724. - Bars and nightclubs.
- Sec. 114-725. - Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
- Sec. 114-726. - Brewpubs, micro-breweries, micro-distilleries and tap rooms.
- Sec. 114-727. - Campgrounds.
- Sec. 114-728. - Check cashing, short term loans, pawn shops and precious metals buyers.
- Sec. 114-729. - Child and adult day care facilities.
- Sec. 114-730. - Drive-through facilities.
- Sec. 114-731. - Excavation and mining.
- Sec. 114-732. - Food service, mobile.
- Sec. 114-733. - Freestanding cemeteries and columbariums.
- Sec. 114-734. - Funeral homes and mortuaries.
- Sec. 114-735. - Group homes.
- Sec. 114-736. - Institutional care facilities and retirement housing services.
- Sec. 114-737. - Manufactured housing parks.
- Sec. 114-738. - Religious institutions.
- Sec. 114-739. - Rural event venue.
- Sec. 114-740. - Self-storage facilities.
- Sec. 114-741. - Shooting ranges, outdoor.
- Sec. 114-742. - Shooting ranges, indoor.
- Sec. 114-743. - Solar energy system (SES).
- Sec. 114-744. - Special events and temporary uses.
- Sec. 114-745. - Swimming pools.
- Sec. 114-746. - Telecommunications facilities.
- Sec. 114-747. - Temporary buildings and structures.
- Sec. 114-748. - Truck stops.
- Sec. 114-749. - Vehicle sales.
- Sec. 114-750. - Vehicle washing facilities.
- Sec. 114-751. - Wrecking, salvage, and junk yards.
ARTICLE VIII
DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND DESIGN
Sections
- Sec. 114-800.- Purpose.
- Sec. 114-801. - Modification of standards.
- Sec. 114-802. - General design standards.
- Sec. 114-803. - Single-family and duplex development.
- Sec. 114-804. - Townhouse development.
- Sec. 114-805. - Multi-family development.
- Sec. 114-806. - Commercial development.
- Sec. 114-807. - Industrial development.
ARTICLE IX
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 114-900.- Flood damage prevention ordinance.
- Sec. 114-901. - Soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- Sec. 114-902. - Stormwater management.
- Sec. 114-903. - Green infrastructure.
- Sec. 114-904. - Lakes, ponds and waterways.
- Sec. 114-905. - Compliance with laws relating to rivers, streams or marshlands.
ARTICLE X
- ROADS AND PEDESTRIAN WAYS
Sections
- Sec. 114-1000.- Current road inventory.
- Sec. 114-1001. - Road layout and construction.
- Sec. 114-1002. - DOT approval.
- Sec. 114-1003. - Road design standards.
- Sec. 114-1004. - Guidelines for determining when additional right-of-way is needed for collector and arterial roads.
- Sec. 114-1005. - Cul-de-sac design.
- Sec. 114-1006. - Additional lanes for commercial and industrial districts.
- Sec. 114-1007. - Additional right-of-way.
- Sec. 114-1008. - Sight triangles.
- Sec. 114-1009. - Pedestrian ways.
- Sec. 114-1010. - Bikeways and bicycle lanes.
- Sec. 114-1011. - Subdivision and multi-family entrances and driveways.
- Sec. 114-1012. - Private roads—Major subdivisions.