Elizabeth City Zoning Code

Sec. 16-1-140

Public, Semi-Public and Institutional P-I District.

(a)

Purpose. The P-I District is to provide a zoning designation for uses that are publicly owned or public in nature and do not generally pay property taxes.

(b)

Allowed uses. See Use Matrix - Table 16-5 below.

(c)

Dimensional standards. The Dimensional Standards within the P-I District shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

(d)

Use by special review. See the Use Matrix - Table 16-5 of this Article.

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Read across the chart until either "A" or "S" appears in one (1) of the columns. If "A" appears, the use is an allowed use; if "S" appears, the use is only allowed upon the issuance of a Use by Special Review permit. If left blank, the use is not allowed in that zone.

Table 16-5
Public-Institution/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Industrial/Downtown Use Matrix

Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial/ Mixed Use/Downtown Zoning Districts
Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	P-I	RC	CMU	L-I⁽⁶⁾	DT
Single-family detached dwellings		S	S
Single-family attached dwellings			A		A
Duplex structures			A
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)		S	S		S
Townhouses					S
Multi-family dwellings			A		S
Accessory buildings	A	A	A	A	A
Home occupations			A		A
Accessory uses			A		A
Amphitheater			A		A
Amusement and recreation establishments and areas		A	A	S	S
Assisted living services		A	A
Athletic fields	A
Auto repair garages		A		A
Automotive wrecking and graveyards, salvage yards and junkyards				S
Bakeries		A	A		A
Bed and breakfast inns		A	A		A
Beer, wine and liquor stores (off-premises of alcohol consumption)		A	S		S
Beverage processing		S	S		S
Boarding and rooming houses			A		A
Business schools, studios and vocational schools, not involving processes of a heavy industrial nature		A	S	A	S
Business service establishments		A	A	A	A
Car lots - new and used		A
Car service and sales establishments		A		A
Car washes		A
Car/vehicle rental or leasing		A		A
Cemeteries or mausoleums	A			A
Clubs and lodges		A	A		A
Commercial animal establishments		A	S
Commercial food preparation kitchens		A	A		A
Computer design-generated CAD-CAM operations not involving heavy industry		A	A	A	A
Computer-generated CAD and similar nonoffensive "light" industrial uses				A
Construction-related businesses		S		A
Convenience stores or centers		A	A		A
Distribution centers				A
Dormitories			S
Drive-in restaurants		A
Eating and drinking establishments		A	A		A
Exhibition and art galleries		A	A		A
Facilities for assembly, manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of products				A
Farmers markets or other open markets		A	A		A
Fences, hedges, walls and trees ⁽⁴⁾	A	A	A	A	A
Financial institutions		A	A		A
Fitness, recreational sports, gym or athletic club		A	S	A	S
Food and beverage processing				A
Fraternity and sorority houses			S
Garden/flower shops		A	A		A
Golf courses
Hospitals and emergency facilities	A	A
Hospitals for animals		A	A
Hotels and motels		A
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - commercial ⁽⁷⁾		S	S	S
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - private ⁽⁷⁾			S
Laboratories or specialized industrial facilities				A
Mill-type factories				A
Miniature golf establishments			A	A	S
Mobile home parks
Mobile home subdivisions
Mortuaries/funeral homes		A	S	A
Movie theaters		A	A		S
Museums, exhibitions or similar facilities	S	A	A		A
Nursery schools and day care centers	A	A	A
Parking lots and parking garages	A	A	A	A	A
Parks	A	A	A	A	A
Pawn shops ⁽⁸⁾		A		A
Performance theaters			A		A
Personal service establishments		A	A		A
Plant or tree nurseries		A		A
Playgrounds	A
Private campgrounds
Professional, commercial or business offices		A	A	A	A
Public buildings and lands	A	A	A	A	A
Public safety-related facilities	A	A	A	A	A
Public transportation terminals other than truck terminals	A	A	A	A	A
Public utilities	A	A	A	A	A
Recreation centers - nonprofit neighborhood	S		S
Recreation facilities - private		A	A	A
Recreational facilities - public	A	A	A	A	A
Religious assembly, place of	A	A	A	A	A
Research and development services				A
Restaurants and lounges		A	A		A
Retail stores, sales and display rooms and shops		A	A		A
Retirement/group housing services			S
Schools - private		A	A	A
Schools - public	A	A	A	A
Service stations		A		A
Services to buildings and dwellings (pest control, janitorial, landscaping, carpet/upholstery cleaning)				A
Sexually oriented businesses ⁽⁹⁾		A
Short Term Rentals (STRs)			A		A
Signs	A	A	A	A	A
Storage facilities, RVs, campers, trailers, large vehicles				S
Tattoo parlors		A
Trailer sales and service		A
Universities, colleges, technical institutions - satellite locations			A		S
Warehouse and storage facilities				A
Warehouse discount stores/superstores		A
Wholesaling, exclusive of manufacturing		A

Note:

Assisted Living Services in the CMU and RC Districts shall not exceed density of twenty (20) units per acre.

(e)

General provisions. The following shall apply to the applicable designated uses in Table 16-5 above:

(1)

For all such uses, building setbacks from all property lines are shown in Table 16-6 of this Section.

(2)

Uses by special review: refer to Article IX of this Chapter.

(3)

For all zoning districts, minimum off-street parking: refer to Article VI of this Chapter.

(4)

Town services required.

(5)

Fences, hedges and walls: Fences, hedges and walls shall be permitted in all districts and do not have to comply with the minimum setbacks of the zoning district in which they are located if the following regulations are complied with:

Fences, hedges and walls shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height in corner lots, consistent with Section 16-1-200 of this Article.

Fences, hedges and walls in residential areas shall not exceed six (6) feet in height and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height when located in required front yards.

(6)

Development standards in accordance with Section 16-1-170 of this Article.

(7)

In accordance with Section 16-1-20 of this Article.

(8)

Outside storage must be screened in accordance with Subparagraph 16-2-50(b)(2)d of this Chapter.

(9)

In accordance with Chapter 6, Article IV of this Code and Subsection 16-1-150(f) of this Article.

(10)

Any and all construction within this District shall be in accordance with an approved site development plan as is more specifically described in Article II of this Chapter.

(11)

Minimum unloading area: For buildings in excess of three thousand (3,000) square feet in area, an unloading area of at least twelve (12) feet by thirty (30) feet shall be provided on the lot adjacent to the alley. However, this requirement can be waived if a portion of the off-street parking area is designed to function in a safe and attractive manner as the unloading area. The area used for unloading shall not be used to meet the off-street parking requirements.

Table 16-6
Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Downtown Dimensional Standards

District Standard	RC	CMU	L-I	DT
Minimum lot/space size (square feet)	2,500	2,500	6,000	800
Maximum lot/space coverage:
1) Under roof	50%	50%	50%
2) Minimum vegetative area	10%	10%	10%	5%
Minimum width of lot/space (measured in feet; 25 feet back from the front property line)	50	50	50	32
Minimum yard setbacks (in feet):
1) Front - public right-of-way	25	25	25	0
2) Front - private right-of-way	10	15	15	0
3) Rear - principal building	5	5	20	5
4) Rear - accessory building	5	5	20	2
5) Interior side	5	5	10	0
6) Street side - public right-of-way	10	10	12	5
7) Street side - private right-of-way	5	5	12	5
8) Side - accessory building	5	5	5	2
Principal building maximum height (in feet)	35	30	30	30
Accessory building maximum height (in feet)	30	30	30	25

(Ord. 12-02 §1; Ord. 17-05, §1, 3-28-2017; Ord. 17-14, §1, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 24-02, § 4, 4-9-2024; Ord. No. 24-05, § 1, 5-14-2024; Ord. No. 24-07, §§ 1, 2, 7-9-2024; Ord. No. 25-08, § 1A., B., 5-27-2025)

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Elizabeth City Zoning Code

Sec. 16-1-140

Public, Semi-Public and Institutional P-I District.

(a)

Purpose. The P-I District is to provide a zoning designation for uses that are publicly owned or public in nature and do not generally pay property taxes.

(b)

Allowed uses. See Use Matrix - Table 16-5 below.

(c)

Dimensional standards. The Dimensional Standards within the P-I District shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

(d)

Use by special review. See the Use Matrix - Table 16-5 of this Article.

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Table 16-5
Public-Institution/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Industrial/Downtown Use Matrix

Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial/ Mixed Use/Downtown Zoning Districts
Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	P-I	RC	CMU	L-I⁽⁶⁾	DT
Single-family detached dwellings		S	S
Single-family attached dwellings			A		A
Duplex structures			A
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)		S	S		S
Townhouses					S
Multi-family dwellings			A		S
Accessory buildings	A	A	A	A	A
Home occupations			A		A
Accessory uses			A		A
Amphitheater			A		A
Amusement and recreation establishments and areas		A	A	S	S
Assisted living services		A	A
Athletic fields	A
Auto repair garages		A		A
Automotive wrecking and graveyards, salvage yards and junkyards				S
Bakeries		A	A		A
Bed and breakfast inns		A	A		A
Beer, wine and liquor stores (off-premises of alcohol consumption)		A	S		S
Beverage processing		S	S		S
Boarding and rooming houses			A		A
Business schools, studios and vocational schools, not involving processes of a heavy industrial nature		A	S	A	S
Business service establishments		A	A	A	A
Car lots - new and used		A
Car service and sales establishments		A		A
Car washes		A
Car/vehicle rental or leasing		A		A
Cemeteries or mausoleums	A			A
Clubs and lodges		A	A		A
Commercial animal establishments		A	S
Commercial food preparation kitchens		A	A		A
Computer design-generated CAD-CAM operations not involving heavy industry		A	A	A	A
Computer-generated CAD and similar nonoffensive "light" industrial uses				A
Construction-related businesses		S		A
Convenience stores or centers		A	A		A
Distribution centers				A
Dormitories			S
Drive-in restaurants		A
Eating and drinking establishments		A	A		A
Exhibition and art galleries		A	A		A
Facilities for assembly, manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of products				A
Farmers markets or other open markets		A	A		A
Fences, hedges, walls and trees ⁽⁴⁾	A	A	A	A	A
Financial institutions		A	A		A
Fitness, recreational sports, gym or athletic club		A	S	A	S
Food and beverage processing				A
Fraternity and sorority houses			S
Garden/flower shops		A	A		A
Golf courses
Hospitals and emergency facilities	A	A
Hospitals for animals		A	A
Hotels and motels		A
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - commercial ⁽⁷⁾		S	S	S
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - private ⁽⁷⁾			S
Laboratories or specialized industrial facilities				A
Mill-type factories				A
Miniature golf establishments			A	A	S
Mobile home parks
Mobile home subdivisions
Mortuaries/funeral homes		A	S	A
Movie theaters		A	A		S
Museums, exhibitions or similar facilities	S	A	A		A
Nursery schools and day care centers	A	A	A
Parking lots and parking garages	A	A	A	A	A
Parks	A	A	A	A	A
Pawn shops ⁽⁸⁾		A		A
Performance theaters			A		A
Personal service establishments		A	A		A
Plant or tree nurseries		A		A
Playgrounds	A
Private campgrounds
Professional, commercial or business offices		A	A	A	A
Public buildings and lands	A	A	A	A	A
Public safety-related facilities	A	A	A	A	A
Public transportation terminals other than truck terminals	A	A	A	A	A
Public utilities	A	A	A	A	A
Recreation centers - nonprofit neighborhood	S		S
Recreation facilities - private		A	A	A
Recreational facilities - public	A	A	A	A	A
Religious assembly, place of	A	A	A	A	A
Research and development services				A
Restaurants and lounges		A	A		A
Retail stores, sales and display rooms and shops		A	A		A
Retirement/group housing services			S
Schools - private		A	A	A
Schools - public	A	A	A	A
Service stations		A		A
Services to buildings and dwellings (pest control, janitorial, landscaping, carpet/upholstery cleaning)				A
Sexually oriented businesses ⁽⁹⁾		A
Short Term Rentals (STRs)			A		A
Signs	A	A	A	A	A
Storage facilities, RVs, campers, trailers, large vehicles				S
Tattoo parlors		A
Trailer sales and service		A
Universities, colleges, technical institutions - satellite locations			A		S
Warehouse and storage facilities				A
Warehouse discount stores/superstores		A
Wholesaling, exclusive of manufacturing		A

Note:

Assisted Living Services in the CMU and RC Districts shall not exceed density of twenty (20) units per acre.

(e)

General provisions. The following shall apply to the applicable designated uses in Table 16-5 above:

(1)

For all such uses, building setbacks from all property lines are shown in Table 16-6 of this Section.

(2)

Uses by special review: refer to Article IX of this Chapter.

(3)

For all zoning districts, minimum off-street parking: refer to Article VI of this Chapter.

(4)

Town services required.

(5)

Fences, hedges and walls shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height in corner lots, consistent with Section 16-1-200 of this Article.

Fences, hedges and walls in residential areas shall not exceed six (6) feet in height and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height when located in required front yards.

(6)

Development standards in accordance with Section 16-1-170 of this Article.

(7)

In accordance with Section 16-1-20 of this Article.

(8)

Outside storage must be screened in accordance with Subparagraph 16-2-50(b)(2)d of this Chapter.

(9)

In accordance with Chapter 6, Article IV of this Code and Subsection 16-1-150(f) of this Article.

(10)

Any and all construction within this District shall be in accordance with an approved site development plan as is more specifically described in Article II of this Chapter.

(11)

Table 16-6
Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Downtown Dimensional Standards

District Standard	RC	CMU	L-I	DT
Minimum lot/space size (square feet)	2,500	2,500	6,000	800
Maximum lot/space coverage:
1) Under roof	50%	50%	50%
2) Minimum vegetative area	10%	10%	10%	5%
Minimum width of lot/space (measured in feet; 25 feet back from the front property line)	50	50	50	32
Minimum yard setbacks (in feet):
1) Front - public right-of-way	25	25	25	0
2) Front - private right-of-way	10	15	15	0
3) Rear - principal building	5	5	20	5
4) Rear - accessory building	5	5	20	2
5) Interior side	5	5	10	0
6) Street side - public right-of-way	10	10	12	5
7) Street side - private right-of-way	5	5	12	5
8) Side - accessory building	5	5	5	2
Principal building maximum height (in feet)	35	30	30	30
Accessory building maximum height (in feet)	30	30	30	25

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Elizabeth City Zoning Code

Sec. 16-1-140

Public, Semi-Public and Institutional P-I District.

(a)

Purpose. The P-I District is to provide a zoning designation for uses that are publicly owned or public in nature and do not generally pay property taxes.

(b)

Allowed uses. See Use Matrix - Table 16-5 below.

(c)

Dimensional standards. The Dimensional Standards within the P-I District shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.

(d)

Use by special review. See the Use Matrix - Table 16-5 of this Article.

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Table 16-5
Public-Institution/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Industrial/Downtown Use Matrix

Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial/ Mixed Use/Downtown Zoning Districts
Land Use/Activity ^{(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(9)(10)(11)}	P-I	RC	CMU	L-I⁽⁶⁾	DT
Single-family detached dwellings		S	S
Single-family attached dwellings			A		A
Duplex structures			A
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)		S	S		S
Townhouses					S
Multi-family dwellings			A		S
Accessory buildings	A	A	A	A	A
Home occupations			A		A
Accessory uses			A		A
Amphitheater			A		A
Amusement and recreation establishments and areas		A	A	S	S
Assisted living services		A	A
Athletic fields	A
Auto repair garages		A		A
Automotive wrecking and graveyards, salvage yards and junkyards				S
Bakeries		A	A		A
Bed and breakfast inns		A	A		A
Beer, wine and liquor stores (off-premises of alcohol consumption)		A	S		S
Beverage processing		S	S		S
Boarding and rooming houses			A		A
Business schools, studios and vocational schools, not involving processes of a heavy industrial nature		A	S	A	S
Business service establishments		A	A	A	A
Car lots - new and used		A
Car service and sales establishments		A		A
Car washes		A
Car/vehicle rental or leasing		A		A
Cemeteries or mausoleums	A			A
Clubs and lodges		A	A		A
Commercial animal establishments		A	S
Commercial food preparation kitchens		A	A		A
Computer design-generated CAD-CAM operations not involving heavy industry		A	A	A	A
Computer-generated CAD and similar nonoffensive "light" industrial uses				A
Construction-related businesses		S		A
Convenience stores or centers		A	A		A
Distribution centers				A
Dormitories			S
Drive-in restaurants		A
Eating and drinking establishments		A	A		A
Exhibition and art galleries		A	A		A
Facilities for assembly, manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of products				A
Farmers markets or other open markets		A	A		A
Fences, hedges, walls and trees ⁽⁴⁾	A	A	A	A	A
Financial institutions		A	A		A
Fitness, recreational sports, gym or athletic club		A	S	A	S
Food and beverage processing				A
Fraternity and sorority houses			S
Garden/flower shops		A	A		A
Golf courses
Hospitals and emergency facilities	A	A
Hospitals for animals		A	A
Hotels and motels		A
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - commercial ⁽⁷⁾		S	S	S
Kennels and other canine-related facilities - private ⁽⁷⁾			S
Laboratories or specialized industrial facilities				A
Mill-type factories				A
Miniature golf establishments			A	A	S
Mobile home parks
Mobile home subdivisions
Mortuaries/funeral homes		A	S	A
Movie theaters		A	A		S
Museums, exhibitions or similar facilities	S	A	A		A
Nursery schools and day care centers	A	A	A
Parking lots and parking garages	A	A	A	A	A
Parks	A	A	A	A	A
Pawn shops ⁽⁸⁾		A		A
Performance theaters			A		A
Personal service establishments		A	A		A
Plant or tree nurseries		A		A
Playgrounds	A
Private campgrounds
Professional, commercial or business offices		A	A	A	A
Public buildings and lands	A	A	A	A	A
Public safety-related facilities	A	A	A	A	A
Public transportation terminals other than truck terminals	A	A	A	A	A
Public utilities	A	A	A	A	A
Recreation centers - nonprofit neighborhood	S		S
Recreation facilities - private		A	A	A
Recreational facilities - public	A	A	A	A	A
Religious assembly, place of	A	A	A	A	A
Research and development services				A
Restaurants and lounges		A	A		A
Retail stores, sales and display rooms and shops		A	A		A
Retirement/group housing services			S
Schools - private		A	A	A
Schools - public	A	A	A	A
Service stations		A		A
Services to buildings and dwellings (pest control, janitorial, landscaping, carpet/upholstery cleaning)				A
Sexually oriented businesses ⁽⁹⁾		A
Short Term Rentals (STRs)			A		A
Signs	A	A	A	A	A
Storage facilities, RVs, campers, trailers, large vehicles				S
Tattoo parlors		A
Trailer sales and service		A
Universities, colleges, technical institutions - satellite locations			A		S
Warehouse and storage facilities				A
Warehouse discount stores/superstores		A
Wholesaling, exclusive of manufacturing		A

Note:

Assisted Living Services in the CMU and RC Districts shall not exceed density of twenty (20) units per acre.

(e)

General provisions. The following shall apply to the applicable designated uses in Table 16-5 above:

(1)

For all such uses, building setbacks from all property lines are shown in Table 16-6 of this Section.

(2)

Uses by special review: refer to Article IX of this Chapter.

(3)

For all zoning districts, minimum off-street parking: refer to Article VI of this Chapter.

(4)

Town services required.

(5)

Fences, hedges and walls shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height in corner lots, consistent with Section 16-1-200 of this Article.

Fences, hedges and walls in residential areas shall not exceed six (6) feet in height and shall not exceed four (4) feet in height when located in required front yards.

(6)

Development standards in accordance with Section 16-1-170 of this Article.

(7)

In accordance with Section 16-1-20 of this Article.

(8)

Outside storage must be screened in accordance with Subparagraph 16-2-50(b)(2)d of this Chapter.

(9)

In accordance with Chapter 6, Article IV of this Code and Subsection 16-1-150(f) of this Article.

(10)

Any and all construction within this District shall be in accordance with an approved site development plan as is more specifically described in Article II of this Chapter.

(11)

Table 16-6
Public-Institutional/Regional Commercial/Commercial
Mixed Use/Downtown Dimensional Standards

District Standard	RC	CMU	L-I	DT
Minimum lot/space size (square feet)	2,500	2,500	6,000	800
Maximum lot/space coverage:
1) Under roof	50%	50%	50%
2) Minimum vegetative area	10%	10%	10%	5%
Minimum width of lot/space (measured in feet; 25 feet back from the front property line)	50	50	50	32
Minimum yard setbacks (in feet):
1) Front - public right-of-way	25	25	25	0
2) Front - private right-of-way	10	15	15	0
3) Rear - principal building	5	5	20	5
4) Rear - accessory building	5	5	20	2
5) Interior side	5	5	10	0
6) Street side - public right-of-way	10	10	12	5
7) Street side - private right-of-way	5	5	12	5
8) Side - accessory building	5	5	5	2
Principal building maximum height (in feet)	35	30	30	30
Accessory building maximum height (in feet)	30	30	30	25

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