The purpose of the R-12 residential district is to provide a homogeneous, aesthetically pleasing and harmonious environment of low density single-family dwelling units.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Single-family dwellings, and sectional homes;

(2)

Churches, synagogues, and other places of worship, including convents, seminaries, parish houses, and Sunday school structures;

(3)

Community recreation facilities including, hut not limited to golf courses, parks, playgrounds, country clubs, wild life reservations, but not including commercial public amusement facilities;

(4)

Public and private schools;

(5)

Hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, nursing homes, rest homes, residences for aged persons and orphanages subject to the following requirements:

(a)

Buildings which exceed forty (40) feet in height shall provide an additional one foot of setback from that required in Section 5 for each one additional foot in height over forty (40) feet;

(b)

The proposed site shall front upon a street of not less than fifty (50) feet right-of-way and provide direct access to all parking and loading areas, directly from said street;

(c)

All buildings and structures shall be screened from bordering streets and residential properties. A buffer strip, approved by the planning commission, of at least seventy-five (75) feet shall also be maintained around surrounding residential lots;

(6)

Agriculture and farm operations excluding the commercial raising of poultry and livestock;

(7)

Household gardening and other private horticultural uses;

(8)

Customary home occupation;

(9)

Temporary buildings for uses incidental to construction work being conducted at the site for a period not to exceed six (6) months; plus one six-month renewal permitted by the planning commission;

(10)

Public utility substations provided that:

(a)

A fence around such structure be placed not less than twenty-five (25) feet from any property line,

(b)

No vehicles or equipment are stored on the premises and,

(c)

The lot is suitably landscaped as approved by the planning commission;

(11)

Accessory buildings or uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, when located on the same lot and not involving any separate business, profession, trade or occupation;

(12)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The purpose of the R-8 and R-10 residential districts is to discourage the encroachment of nonresidential uses into areas where a variety of residential types are permitted.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

All uses permitted in the R-12 district;

(2)

Two-family and multifamily dwelling units;

(3)

Lodginghouses and boardinghouses;

(4)

Professional offices excluding veterinarian offices;

(5)

Cemeteries, provided that:

(a)

The site be not less than five (5) acres in area;

(b)

A buffer strip of one hundred (100) feet as approved by the planning commission, abuts all surrounding property;

(c)

No dwelling units other than for the caretaker be developed on the site.

The purpose of the R-4 mobile home park district is to insure that mobile home parks are developed in such a manner so as to provide benefit to their residents and to the entire community.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Accessory buildings or uses that are customarily incidental to the permitted use when located on the same premises;

(2)

Customary home occupations;

(3)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix;

(4)

Mobile home parks subject to the following requirements:

(a)

Establishment of new mobile home parks.

1.

After the adoption of this appendix, each new mobile home park developed shall be presented in plan form by the developer to the planning commission for approval and shall conform to the minimum design and improvement standards required herein.

2.

No private construction or public improvements shall commence on any land to be used as a mobile home park prior to the approval and certification to its plan.

3.

A person, firm, or corporation desiring to develop a mobile home park within the corporate limits of Chesnee shall provide four (4) copies of a sketch plan of a proposed layout which shall conform to the minimum requirements stated herein and shall file said four (4) copies of said sketch plan with the planning commission for review prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for a mobile home park.

4.

Mobile homes placed in the mobile home park, shall conform to the site plan with respect to location and utilities.

5.

It shall be the responsibility of the park operator to maintain a dated log book indicating for each mobile home within the park the name of the mobile home owner, the name of its occupants and its license tag number, if so equipped. Such records shall be available to the zoning administrator or other personnel under his supervision as required.

(b)

Expansion of existing mobile home parks. A person, firm or corporation desiring to expand an existing mobile home park subsequent to the adoption of this appendix to include more mobile home sites than are accommodated within such a park at the time this appendix is adopted, shall submit plans and specifications for such improvements to the planning commission for approval prior to initiating construction and improvements.

(c)

Nonconforming mobile home parks. Mobile home parks containing less than two (2) acres of land at the time of the adoption of this appendix are hereby declared to be nonconforming mobile home parks. If, subsequent to the adoption of this code, any mobile home stands or spaces within any such nonconforming mobile home park are vacated for a continuous period of six (6) months, said stands or spaces are declared abandoned and thereafter shall not be leased, rented, or occupied by any use other than a conforming use.

(d)

Design. The design of a mobile home park shall conform to the following design requirements:

1.

Setbacks. The mobile home park shall be so designed that mobile homes (and travel trailers, if permitted) and their accessory structures shall be a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet from adjoining property lines, twenty (20) feet from internal park streets, and at least thirty (30) feet from any publicly dedicated street. Mobile home stands shall be designed so as to provide a distance of at least thirty (30) feet between mobile homes.

2.

Access. The mobile home park shall front upon at least one publicly dedicated collector street. Each mobile home site and its parking area shall have direct access to the internal street system of the park.

3.

Streets. In general, streets within a mobile home park shall be privately owned, constructed, and maintained. Such private streets shall be well drained and provided with a hard surface treatment with a minimum paved surface width of twenty (20) feet.

Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, Ch. 17.

4.

Parking. Each mobile home stand shall be provided with a minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces. Parking on the interior streets within a park is hereby prohibited. The required front yard may be used for the minimum parking. Required side and rear yards may not be utilized for the minimum parking.

Cross reference— Motor vehicles and traffic, Ch. 11.

5.

Minimum area of tract. A mobile home park shall have as a minimum size two (2) acres.

6.

Minimum number of spaces. A mobile home park shall have a minimum of eight (8) spaces prepared with all utilities in place prior to its approval for occupancy.

7.

Density. A maximum of eight (8) mobile home stands per acre or eight (8) travel trailer stands per acre is allowed provided that all other requirements of this appendix are complied with.

8.

Length of residential occupancy. All mobile home spaces, except as provided below, shall be rented for periods of not less than thirty (30) days.

9.

Recreation. Recreation facilities may be provided by the mobile home park owner for use by the residents of the mobile home park. Such facilities shall be indicated on the mobile home park plan and shall be approved by the planning commission.

10.

Mobile home inspections. It shall be the initial responsibility of each mobile home or trailer park owner to notify the zoning administrator to inspect mobile homes being placed within the confines of any park under his jurisdiction, control or supervision, for compliance with the provisions of this appendix.

11.

Issuance of permit. At least once each year the zoning administrator at his convenience shall inspect each mobile home park and the mobile home units within said parks to determine that they are in full compliance with the zoning ordinance. He shall issue a permit for each mobile home park and each mobile home unit which in the course of each such inspection he finds to be in full compliance with the requirements of this appendix, and such permit shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its issue.

(e)

Mobile home parks; minimum improvements: Mobile home parks constructed or reconstructed within the City of Chesnee shall be provided with the following minimum improvements:

1.

Sewage. The mobile home park shall be provided with a sewage collection system, designed to comply with all local and state requirements, so that each mobile home stand can be serviced.

Cross reference— Water, sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 19.

2.

Water. A potable water supply meeting all local and state requirements shall be provided by the park operator. If a public water system is available at the park site, water service shall be connected to the system and the fire hydrants shall be placed within five hundred (500) feet of each mobile home stand. If a public water system is located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the mobile home park, the owner or developer shall promptly enter into negotiations to receive service and shall take all steps necessary to promptly obtain same.

Cross reference— Water, sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 19.

3.

Easements. Publicly dedicated easements of proper size for their respective intended purposes shall be provided within the park if individual mobile home stands and accessory park uses are to be serviced by a public system.

4.

Utility placement. All water, sewer, or gas lines shall be buried a minimum of eighteen (18) inches below the finished ground surface of the park and shall be provided with adequate valve systems to follow the cutoff of utility service to a mobile home stand at the mobile home stand and at the entrance of the utility service from the stand to the trunk line of the utility system. If overhead service electric lines are provided within the park, such lines shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet above the grade of interior streets and so placed that no wires extend over a mobile home.

5.

Lighting. All recreation areas, park entrances, park streets, and pedestrian easements shall be illuminated to provide at least three tenths (0.3) foot candles of lighting.

6.

Garbage and refuse. Garbage and refuse service shall conform with all local ordinances. Refuse collection shall also be provided on a weekly basis or greater to remove debris from the park and recreation areas. Refuse on occupied mobile home stands shall be the responsibility of its occupant and shall be removed to designated spaces.

Cross reference— Garbage, trash and refuse, Ch. 8.

7.

Walks.

a.

General requirements. All mobile home developments shall he provided with safe and convenient pedestrian walks of adequate width for their intended use and shall be durable and convenient to maintain. Sudden changes in alignment and grade of the walks shall be avoided.

b.

Common walk system. A common walk system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of three and one-half (3½) feet.

Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, Ch. 17.

8.

Stand identification. A property and street number designation system properly identifying each mobile home stand shall be provided by the mobile home park operator.

9.

Mobile home park upkeep. The mobile home park owner shall insure that the mobile home park is well-maintained and kept reasonably free of trash and litter.

The purpose of C-1 central business district is to permit concentrated development and redevelopment of businesses in the central business district.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Any retail business or service, including manufacturing in connection with retail store or shop provided that such manufacturing is incidental to the retail use;

(2)

Gasoline service stations, provided that all structures including underground storage tanks shall be placed not less than thirty (30) feet from any property line. Points of ingress and egress shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest street intersection. All automobiles not in operating condition and all automobile parts shall be stored within an enclosed building;

(3)

Fraternal organizations and clubs;

(4)

Hotels and motels;

(5)

Indoor theaters and indoor amusement centers;

(6)

Laundry and dry cleaning establishments;

(7)

Newspaper offices and printing plants;

(8)

Professional offices (excluding veterinarians who maintain the boarding of animals);

(9)

Off-street parking lots and parking garages;

(10)

Public and semi-public buildings, structures and grounds;

(11)

Public utility structures;

(12)

Restaurants and cafeterias;

(13)

Funeral parlors;

(14)

Bus terminals;

(15)

Radio and television stations (excluding transmission towers);

(16)

Automobile sales lots;

(17)

Repair garages provided that automobiles not in operating condition be stored within an enclosed building;

(18)

Churches, synagogues and other places of worship;

(19)

Libraries, museums and other cultural facilities;

(20)

Nursery schools, kindergartens, and day care centers;

(21)

Commercial off-street parking lots and garages;

(22)

Financial institutions;

(23)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The C-2 commercial district is intended primarily for the development of those businesses which cater to the needs of highway traffic.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Any use permitted in the C-1 district;

(2)

Agricultural equipment sales and service facilities;

(3)

Boat sales and service facilities;

(4)

Commercial greenhouses and nurseries;

(5)

Veterinarian offices, animal hospitals and kennels;

(6)

Retail mobile home sales lots;

(7)

Building services, supplies and storage areas;

(8)

Shopping centers;

(9)

Motor vehicle wash establishments;

(10)

Hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, nursing homes, rest homes and residences for aged persons and orphanages subject to the following requirements:

(a)

Buildings which exceed forty (40) feet in height shall provide an additional one foot of setback from that required in Section 6 for each one additional foot in height over forty (40) feet.

(b)

The proposed site shall front upon a street of not less than fifty (50) feet right-of-way and provide direct access to all parking and loading areas directly from said street. The site shall also be in accordance with and conform to all relevant provisions in Section 6.

(c)

All buildings and structures shall be screened from bordering streets and residential properties. A buffer strip, approved by the planning commission, shall also be maintained around surrounding residential lots.

(d)

Open-air business uses, provided that there is around all sides of the site, except at entrances, exits and along sides of premises enclosed by buildings, a fence or wall five (5) feet in height to intercept windblown trash or other debris.

(e)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The purpose of this district is to provide convenient shopping facilities for local neighborhoods. Due to the concentration of services and generation of high traffic volumes, this commercial zone shall be located on principal thoroughfares. Properties two (2) acres in area and larger will be considered for rezoning to this district in order to limit the possibility of spot commercial zones.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Financial institutions;

(2)

Automobile filling and service stations;

(3)

Retail and service establishments such as drug stores, bake shops, barber shops, beauty salons, laundromats, tailor and dry cleaning establishments, food stores, convenience stores, clothing stores, hardware stores, gift and hobby shops, florists and variety stores, jewelry stores, book stores and music and record shops;

(4)

Professional offices (excluding veterinarian offices);

(5)

Restaurants;

(6)

Public buildings, structures and land uses;

(7)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The purpose of the I-1 industrial district is to provide an area for industrial operations and their related services. These uses require a large area with low density use of land. These uses shall not be of such nature so as to generate excessive noise, odor or smoke, or possess any characteristics that would have an undue detrimental effect on surrounding properties.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Agricultural equipment sales and service;

(2)

Automobile painting and upholstering, reconditioning, and body work and repairing when done within the confines of a structure;

(3)

Commercial bakeries;

(4)

Bedspring and mattress manufacturing;

(5)

Bottling or packaging of cleaning compounds, polishes, seeds, etc.;

(6)

Building equipment, building materials, lumber, sand, gravel yards, and yards for contracting equipment;

(7)

Carpet manufacturing;

(8)

Carpenter and cabinet-making shops;

(9)

Cement block manufacture;

(10)

Cold storage plants;

(11)

Confection manufacturing;

(12)

Creameries;

(13)

Dental, surgical and optical goods manufacturing;

(14)

Drive-in theaters conforming to the following conditions:

(a)

No part of the theater screen, projection booth, or other building shall be located closer than four hundred (400) feet to any residential district nor closer than fifty (50) feet to any property line or public right-of-way,

(b)

No parking space shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to any residential district, and

(c)

The theater screen shall not face a street or highway;

(15)

Electric and gas service buildings;

(16)

Electric motor and generator manufacture and repair;

(17)

Jewelry manufacturing;

(18)

Research and testing laboratories;

(19)

Laundries;

(20)

Pattern making shops;

(21)

Pharmaceutical products manufacturing;

(22)

Printing, engraving, and bookbinding shops;

(23)

Soda water and soft drink bottling establishments;

(24)

Toiletries and cosmetic manufacturing;

(25)

Tool, die, gauge, and machine shops and small part manufacturing shops;

(26)

Aircraft manufacturing;

(27)

Processed agricultural products other than meat, poultry or animal products;

(28)

Textiles and wearing apparel manufacturing;

(29)

Petroleum and petroleum products storage;

(30)

Pipeline facilities;

(31)

Plastic product manufacturing, but not including the processing of raw materials;

(32)

Warehouse, storage and transfer and electric and gas service buildings and yards and public utility buildings; telephone exchange buildings and substations, gas regulator stations; railroad transfer and storage tracks; heating and electric power generating plants;

(33)

Open air business uses, provided that, there is around all sides of the site, except at entrances, exits and along sides of premises enclosed by buildings, a fence or wall five (5) feet in height to intercept windblown trash and other debris;

(34)

Moving or storage offices and warehouses;

(35)

Automobile service stations;

(36)

Electrical, glazing, heating, painting, paper hanging, plumbing, roofing or ventilation contractors' establishments, including outside storage yards;

(37)

Wholesaling warehouses and supply facilities;

(38)

Public buildings, structures or land uses;

(39)

Machine assembly plants;

(40)

Paper, rags, cloth or fiber reclamation and recycling if operation is within an enclosed building;

(41)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The purpose of the I-2 heavy industrial district is to provide space for the orderly and planned development of industries which normally are not compatible with most other land uses.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

All districts permitted in the I-1 light industrial district;

(2)

Chemical refineries;

(3)

Manufacturing of cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris, and corrosive acid or alkali manufacture;

(4)

Explosives manufacturing and storage;

(5)

Slaughter yards and abattoirs;

(6)

Mineral processing plants;

(7)

Stock yards;

(8)

Dye stuff manufacturing;

(9)

Sewage disposal plants;

(10)

Tar distillation or manufacture;

(11)

Automobile junkyards subject to the screening requirements stated in Section 6-Kb [Section 6E.(2)] of this appendix;

(12)

Animal rendering plants;

(13)

Brewing or distillation of beverages or liquors;

(14)

Metal smelting plants;

(15)

Public buildings, structures or land uses;

(16)

Signs in accordance with Section 6 of this appendix.

The purpose of the FH flood hazard district is to insure that adequate openings will be maintained for the passage of flood water and to prevent, in areas subject to flood, encroachments that will restrict flood channels and increase flood heights.

PERMITTED USES:

(1)

Public recreation and open space facilities.