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Carteret County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

3000

SPECIFIC USE REGULATIONS2


Footnotes:
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Editor's note— An amendment of October 15, 2007(3) amended section 3000 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, section 3000 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from an ordinance of October 1, 1990; an ordinance of March 11, 1991; an ordinance of February 3, 1992; an ordinance of June 1, 1992; an ordinance of October 5, 1992; an ordinance of October 4, 1993; an amendment of May 1, 1995; an ordinance of March 4, 1996(4); an ordinance of March 17, 1997; an amendment of March 2, 1998(4); an amendment of September 15, 1998(6); an amendment of March 1, 1999; an amendment of July 12, 1999; an ordinance of January 10, 2000; ordinances of June 4, 2001(1)—(3); an amendment of March 6, 2003(3); an amendment of December 13, 2005(2); an amendment of March 19, 2007(5); an amendment of May 7, 2007(5); and an amendment of June 4, 2007(3).


3001.- Permitted and special uses.

Within each zoning district, no lot, building, or structure shall be erected that is intended or designed for any other use than the uses specified on the table of permitted and special uses in section 3400.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3002. - Dimensional requirements.

All permitted and special uses shall meet the following dimensional requirements:

Zoning District Minimum Maximum
Height
(feet)
Lot
Area
(sq. ft.) 		Lot
Width
(feet) 		Setback (feet)
Front
Yard 		Rear
Yard 		Side
Yard 		Side Yard on
Street R-O-W
RA (Rural Agricultural District) 50,000 150 50 30 10 20 50
R-35 (Single-family Residential District) 35,000 120 40 30 10 20 50
R-20 (Single-family Residential District) 20,000 100 30 30 10 20 50
R-15 (Single-family Residential District)
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 20 25 10 20 50
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 80 20 25 10 20 50
R-15M (Single-family Residential District)
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 20 25 10 20 50
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 80 20 25 10 20 50
R-10 (Residential District)
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 20 25 10 20 50
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 70 20 25 10 20 50
 Public water AND sewer 10,000 60 20 25 10 20 50
R-5W (Waterfront Residential District) 5,000 50 15 15 7 10 50
C-C (Church Campus District) 5 acres 0 20 25 10 20 60
OP (Office and Professional District) 30,000 100 40 25a 10a 15 60
B-3 (Planned Business District) 30,000 100 40 25a 10a 15 60
B-2 (Marine Business District)
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 40 15a 10a 15 60
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 80 40 15a 10a 15 60
 Public water AND sewer 10,000 80 40 15a 10a 15 60
B-1 (General Business District) 60
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 60
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 60
 Public water AND sewer 10,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 60
B-1A (General Business District) 1 acre 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 50
R-B (Residential Business District)
 No public water OR sewer 20,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 35
 Public water OR sewer 15,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 35
 Public water AND sewer 10,000 80 40 20ab 10ab 15 35
MC (Planned Mobile Home & Camp Park District) 3 acres 0 40 15 10 20 50
RCP (Recreational Camper Park District) 3 acres 0 40 15 10 20 50
LIW (Light Industrial Wholesale District) 1 acre 100 40 25abc 20abc 30 60
P-I (Port Industrial District) 1 acre 100 30 25abc 20abc 30 60
I-W (Industrial and Wholesale District) 1 acre 100 50 30abc 20abc 30 60d
a = 0' when adjacent to railroad R-O-W. b = Plus 50% when the yard abuts a residential use or district.
c = 0' when adjacent to navigable waterway. d = 110' for drystack boat storage.

 

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3); Amend. of 9-17-12(2))

3003. - Off-street parking.

All permitted and special uses shall comply with the parking and loading standards in section 2000. In addition, combining the parking and access of several parcels shall be encouraged as an objective to minimize driveways, increase landscaping, and make parking for uses more convenient and attractive. Shared parking may allow a reduction in total parking requirements, for example, where uses have complementary parking demands or the combined uses qualify as a 'shopping center,' etc. No shared parking shall be installed or otherwise implemented without the express written approval of the Planning Director or designee. The factors that the Planning Director or designee might consider in approving or denying a request for shared parking include, but are not limited to, number of spaces, cross-access easements, access/egress points, driving aisles, islands, striping, signage, and landscaping.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3004. - Institutional uses.

Any institutional use must conform to the requirements set forth in section 1624.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3005. - Group developments.

Where a group development project is a permitted or special use, it shall also be in compliance with the group housing ordinance.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3006. - Manufactured home parks, recreational vehicle parks, travel trailer parks, and campgrounds.

In addition to the requirements of the MC or RCP districts, manufactured home parks, recreational vehicle parks, travel trailer parks, and campgrounds shall be developed in accordance with the county manufactured home, manufactured home parks, and recreational vehicle parks ordinance.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3007. - Screening/buffering.

Screening and buffering is required between a non-residential use or district and an adjoining residential use or district. All screening and buffering shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of section 1601.

Additional buffering is required for boat/RV storage yards and/or mini-warehouses. The perimeter of the use shall be buffered with a minimum vegetated buffer, which shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of section 1601.

In the B-1A and R-B districts, an additional ten percent of the developed area must be given to landscaping consisting of three levels (tiers) of vegetation that are of a similar nature as to what is required in section 1601. The developed area means the areas used and/or to be used for structures, pavement, unpaved parking and traffic circulation, outdoor storage or display, and similar uses. This is in addition to the buffering requirements as per section 1601.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))

3008. - Signs.

All signs shall meet the requirements of section 2100.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3); Ord. of 2-20-12)

Editor's note— This section was formerly numbered § 3003. Ord. of 2-20-12 renumbered this section as § 3008.

3009. - Other requirements for non-residential uses and districts.

3009.1. [Reserved]

3009.2. Support equipment that might generate loud noise, such as air compressors and air conditioning equipment, that is located out-of-doors adjacent to a residential use or district shall be installed in a sound-reducing enclosure, buffer, or on the roof of the primary building. If installed on a roof or other elevated location, the equipment shall be screened from view of the adjacent residential use or district and shall be installed in a sound-reducing enclosure.

3009.3. Outdoor lighting shall be installed so that the light that is emitted is directed downward and away from any residential uses and/or districts that are located within 500 feet of all lot lines on the lighted property. After hours or 11:00 p.m., whichever is earlier, such lighting shall be dimmed by at least 25 percent.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3); Res. of 2-20-23)

3020. - Planned conservation development (PCD) overlay district.

The planned conservation development option as defined by appendix B, section 4-18, is available in all residential and agricultural districts as a use by right. Applicant shall comply with all other provisions of the zoning ordinance and all other applicable laws, except those that are incompatible with the provisions contained in appendix B, section 4-18.

(Amend. of 10-15-07(3))