Durham City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 2
Review Authority
Sections
- Sec. 2.1 Governing Bodies
- Sec. 2.2 Joint City-County Planning Committee (JCCPC)
- Sec. 2.3 Planning Commission
- Sec. 2.4 Board of Adjustment (BOA)
- Sec. 2.5 Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
- Sec. 2.7 Durham City-County Planning Department
- Sec. 2.8 Durham City-County Inspections Department
ARTICLE 3
Applications and Permits
Sections
- Sec. 3.1 Interpretation of this Ordinance
- Sec. 3.2 Common Review Procedures
- Sec. 3.3 Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)
- Sec. 3.4 Comprehensive Plan Adoption/Amendment
- Sec. 3.5 Zoning Map Change
- Sec. 3.6 Subdivision Review
- Sec. 3.7 Site Plan Review
- Sec. 3.8 Sedimentation and Erosion Control
- Sec. 3.9 Special Use Permit
- Sec. 3.10 Sign Permit
- Sec. 3.11 Common and Way-Finding Signage Plans
- Sec. 3.12 Temporary Use Permit
- Sec. 3.13 Home Occupation Permit
- Sec. 3.14 Variance
- Sec. 3.15 Appeal of Administrative Decision
- Sec. 3.16 Historic District or Landmark Designation
- Sec. 3.17 Certificate of Appropriateness (COA)
- Sec. 3.18 Demolition by Neglect
- Sec. 3.19 Text Amendment
- Sec. 3.20 Vested Rights
- Sec. 3.21 Floodplain Development Permit
- Sec. 3.22 Architectural Review
- Sec. 3.23 Reasonable Accommodation
- Sec. 3.24 Street Closing/Withdrawal
- Sec. 3.25 Street Naming and Renaming
- Sec. 3.26 Statutory Development Agreement
- Sec. 3.27 Annexation
ARTICLE 4
Zoning Districts
Sections
- Sec. 4.1 General
- Sec. 4.2 Residential District Intent Statements
- Sec. 4.3 Nonresidential District Intent Statements
- Sec. 4.4 Planned District Intent Statements
- Sec. 4.5 Design District Intent Statements
- Sec. 4.6 Neighborhood Protection Overlay (-P)
- Sec. 4.7 Transitional Office Overlay (-TO)
- Sec. 4.8 Airport Overlay (-A60, -A65)
- Sec. 4.9 Major Transportation Corridor Overlay (-MTC)
- Sec. 4.10 Historic Districts Overlay (-H)
- Sec. 4.11 Watershed Protection Overlay
ARTICLE 5
Use Regulations
Sections
- Sec. 5.1 Use Table
- Sec. 5.2 Use Categories
- Sec. 5.3 Limited Use Standards
- Sec. 5.4 Accessory Uses and Structures
- Sec. 5.5 Temporary Uses
ARTICLE 6
District Intensity Standards
Sections
- Sec. 6.1 District Intensity in General
- Sec. 6.2 Residential Rural (RR) Development Intensity
- Sec. 6.3 Residential Suburban (RS) Development Intensity
- Sec. 6.4 Residential Urban (RU) Development Intensity
- Sec. 6.5 Residential Compact (RC) Development Intensity
- Sec. 6.6 Affordable Housing Bonus
- Sec. 6.7 Cluster Subdivision
- Sec. 6.8 Infill Development in Residential Districts
- Sec. 6.9 Nonresidential and Group Living Development in Residential Districts
- Sec. 6.10 Nonresidential District and Group Living Development Intensity
- Sec. 6.11 Planned Districts
- Sec. 6.12 Measurement and Computation
ARTICLE 7
Design Standards
Sections
- Sec. 7.1 Housing Types
- Sec. 7.2 Open Space
- Sec. 7.3 Design Standards
- Sec. 7.4 Outdoor Lighting
- Sec. 7.5 Outdoor Display and Storage
- Sec. 7.6 Utility and Solid Waste Collection Facilities
- Sec. 7.7 Flagpoles and Flags
- Sec. 7.8 General Performance Standards
- Sec. 7.9 Grading Setbacks
ARTICLE 8
Environmental Protection
Sections
- Sec. 8.1 Purpose
- Sec. 8.2 Exemptions from Environmental Protection Standards
- Sec. 8.3 Tree Protection and Tree Coverage
- Sec. 8.4 Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Standards
- Sec. 8.5 Riparian Buffer Protection Standards
- Sec. 8.6 Water Supply Reservoir Buffer
- Sec. 8.7 Watershed Protection Overlay Standards
- Sec. 8.8 Steep Slope Protection Standards
- Sec. 8.9 Wetlands Protection Standards
- Sec. 8.10 Durham Inventory Site Protection Standards
ARTICLE 9
Landscaping and Buffering
Sections
- Sec. 9.1 General
- Sec. 9.2 Landscape Design
- Sec. 9.3 Existing Vegetation Credits for Required Landscaping
- Sec. 9.4 Project Boundary Buffers
- Sec. 9.5 Mass Grading Buffers and Revegetation
- Sec. 9.6 Street Trees
- Sec. 9.7 Screening
- Sec. 9.8 Vehicular Use Area Landscaping
- Sec. 9.9 Fences and Walls
- Sec. 9.10 Installation and Maintenance
- Sec. 9.11 Extensions
ARTICLE 10
Parking and Loading
Sections
- Sec. 10.2 General Requirements
- Sec. 10.3 Required Parking
- Sec. 10.4 Design Standards
- Sec. 10.5 Vehicle Stacking
- Sec. 10.6 Loading Areas
ARTICLE 11
Sign Standards
Sections
- Sec. 11.1 General
- Sec. 11.2 General Requirements for Signs
- Sec. 11.3 Prohibited Signs
- Sec. 11.4 Signs Allowed in All Districts without a Permit
- Sec. 11.5 Signs Allowed in Right-of-Way
- Sec. 11.6 Signs Requiring Permits
- Sec. 11.7 Landmark Signs
- Sec. 11.8 Elements of Common and Way-Finding Signage Plans
ARTICLE 12
Infrastructure and Public Improvements
Sections
- Sec. 12.1 Improvement Requirements
- Sec. 12.2 Ingress and Egress Requirements
- Sec. 12.3 Streets
- Sec. 12.4 Pedestrian and Bicycle Mobility
- Sec. 12.5 Recreation Land
- Sec. 12.7 Water and Sanitary Sewer Systems
- Sec. 12.8 Stormwater Management
- Sec. 12.9 Other Utilities
- Sec. 12.10 Sedimentation and Erosion Control
- Sec. 12.11 Performance Guarantees
ARTICLE 13
Additional Requirements for Subdivisions
Sections
- Sec. 13.4 Block Standards
- Sec. 13.5 Lot Standards
- Sec. 13.6 Street Connectivity Requirements
- Sec. 13.9 Phased Development
ARTICLE 14
Nonconformities
Sections
- Sec. 14.1 General
- Sec. 14.2 Nonconforming Uses
- Sec. 14.3 Nonconforming Lots
- Sec. 14.4 Nonconforming Improvements and Structures
ARTICLE 15
Enforcement
Sections
- Sec. 15.1 Violations – Violators
- Sec. 15.2 Determination of Violation
- Sec. 15.3 Remedies – Enforcement Action
- Sec. 15.4 Penalties
- Sec. 15.5 Sedimentation and Erosion Control Enforcement and Penalties
- Sec. 15.6 Floodplain and Flood Damage Protection Enforcements and Penalties
- Sec. 15.7 Inspections and Investigations
- Sec. 15.8 Riparian Buffer Protection Enforcement
ARTICLE 16
Design Districts
Sections
- Sec. 16.1 Purpose, Applicability, and Use Regulations
- Sec. 16.2 Site Design
- Sec. 16.3 Building Design
- Sec. 16.4 Streetscape, Right-of-Way, and Block/Lot Standards