Essex County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Section 36.1.- Title.
- Section 36.2. - Authority and Jurisdiction; Introduction.
- Section 36.3. - Purpose.
- Section 36.4. - Applicability.
- Section 36.5. - Conformity with Ordinance Required.
- Section 36.6. - Figures in Chapter.
- Section 36.7. - Conflicting Ordinances or Conditions.
- Section 36.8. - Severability.
- Section 36.9. - Effective Date.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND SUBDIVISION AGENT
- DIVISION 2. - PLANNING COMMISSION
- DIVISION 3. - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- DIVISION 4. - FEES
- DIVISION 5. - ENFORCEMENT
- DIVISION 6. - APPEALS
ARTICLE III
PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL
- DIVISION 2. - ZONING PERMITS
- DIVISION 3. - ZONING TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENT
- DIVISION 4. - CONDITIONAL ZONING AND PROFFERS
- DIVISION 5. - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
- DIVISION 6. - VARIANCES
- DIVISION 7. - SITE PLANS
- Section 36.175. - Purpose and Intent.
- Section 36.176. - Applicability.
- Section 36.177. - Waiver of Requirements.
- Section 36.178. - Preapplication.
- Section 36.179. - Preliminary Site Plan Specifications and Contents.
- Section 36.180. - Final Site Plan Specifications and Contents.
- Section 36.181. - Reviews.
- Section 36.182. - Amendments.
- Section 36.183. - Compliance with Approved Site Plan Required.
- Section 36.184. - Period of Validity.
- DIVISION 8. - PUBLIC NOTICE
ARTICLE IV
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, AND INTENT OF DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 2. - RESIDENCE DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
- Section 36.220. - General Standards and Interpretation.
- Section 36.221. - A-1 Agriculture and Forestry, Preservation District Requirements.
- Section 36.222. - A-2 Agriculture and Forestry, General District Requirements.
- Section 36.223. - R-1 Very Low Density Residential District Requirements.
- Section 36.224. - R-2 Low Density Residential District Requirements.
- Section 36.225. - R-3 Medium Density Residential District Requirements.
- Section 36.226. - R-4 Residential, Restricted District Requirements.
- Section 36.227. - MH-1 Mobile Home Park District Requirements.
- DIVISION 3. - PLANNED DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 4. - BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 5. - CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT
- Section 36.265. - Findings of Fact.
- Section 36.266. - Establishment.
- Section 36.267. - Areas of Applicability.
- Section 36.268. - Determining RPA Boundaries.
- Section 36.269. - Use Regulations.
- Section 36.270. - Lot Size.
- Section 36.271. - Performance Standards.
- Section 36.272. - Water Quality Impact Assessment (WQIA).
- Section 36.273. - Plan of Development.
- Section 36.274. - Administrative Waivers.
- Section 36.275. - Exemptions.
- Section 36.276. - Exceptions (Variances).
- DIVISION 6. - MODIFICATIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS
ARTICLE VI
USE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIFIC USES
- DIVISION 2. - AGRICULTURE/FORESTAL USE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 3. - RESIDENTIAL USE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 4. - PUBLIC/CIVIC/RECREATION USE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 5. - COMMERCIAL USE STANDARDS
- Section 36.360. - Automobile repair service.
- Section 36.361. - Automobile sale, rental/leasing.
- Section 36.362. - Car wash.
- Section 36.363. - Construction material sales.
- Section 36.364. - Consumer repair service.
- Section 36.365. - Equipment repair service, heavy.
- Section 36.366. - Equipment sales and rental, heavy.
- Section 36.367. - Gasoline station.
- Section 36.368. - Kennel, commercial.
- Section 36.369. - Outdoor sales, seasonal.
- Section 36.370. - Restaurant, drive-in.
- Section 36.371. - Restaurant, mobile.
- Section 36.372. - Store, adult.
- Section 36.373. - Store, neighborhood convenience.
- Section 36.374. - Tradesperson service.
- Section 36.375. - Veterinary hospital/clinic.
- DIVISION 6. - INDUSTRIAL USE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 7. - MISCELLANEOUS USE STANDARDS
- Section 36.400. - Broadcasting or communication tower.
- Section 36.401. - Parking lot, commercial.
- Section 36.402. - Sawmill, mobile.
- Section 36.403. - Small cell facility.
- Section 36.404. - Solar energy, large-scale, power purchase agreement, and utility-scale.
- Section 36.405. - Solar energy, medium-scale and small-scale.
- DIVISION 8. - ACCESSORY USE STANDARDS
- Section 36.415. - Accessory building or structure.
- Section 36.416. - Accessory dwelling unit.
- Section 36.417. - Bed and breakfast.
- Section 36.418. - Family health care structure, temporary.
- Section 36.419. - Home occupation, type A and type B.
- Section 36.420. - Kennel, private.
- Section 36.421. - Outdoor storage.
- Section 36.422. - Short-term rental.
- Section 36.423. - Temporary Construction Trailers and buildings.
ARTICLE VII
COMMUNITY DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - SIGNS
- Section 36.435. - Purpose and Intent.
- Section 36.436. - Permit Required; Application.
- Section 36.437. - General Requirements for Signs.
- Section 36.438. - Sign Area.
- Section 36.439. - Exempt Signs.
- Section 36.440. - Prohibited Signs.
- Section 36.441. - District Sign Standards.
- Section 36.442. - Structural and Maintenance Requirements.
- Section 36.443. - Nonconforming Signs.
- Section 36.444. - Enforcement.
- Section 36.445. - Appeals.
- DIVISION 2. - PARKING AND LOADING
- Section 36.455. - Purpose and Intent.
- Section 36.456. - Generally.
- Section 36.457. - Location in Relation to Use.
- Section 36.458. - Joint Use of Spaces.
- Section 36.459. - Reduction.
- Section 36.460. - Design Standards for Off-Street Parking.
- Section 36.461. - Obligations of Owner.
- Section 36.462. - Schedule of Required Spaces.
- Section 36.463. - Interpretation of Specific Requirements for Table 36.15.
- Section 36.464. - Recreational Vehicle and Boat Parking.
- Section 36.465. - Off-Street Loading Requirements.
- Section 36.466. - Interpretation of Specific Requirements for Table 36.16.
- Section 36.467. - Design Standards for Off-Street Loading.
- DIVISION 3. - LIGHTING
- DIVISION 4. - LANDSCAPING, WALLS, AND FENCES
- Section 36.485. - Purpose and Intent.
- Section 36.486. - Application of Landscape, Wall, and Fence Standards.
- Section 36.487. - Landscape Plan Requirements.
- Section 36.488. - General Standards.
- Section 36.489. - Buffering.
- Section 36.490. - Parking Lot Landscaping.
- Section 36.491. - Screening and Enclosure.
- Section 36.492. - Tree and Plant Standards.
- Section 36.493. - Walls and Fences.
- Section 36.494. - Compliance.
ARTICLE VIII
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- Section 36.505.- Intent.
- Section 36.506. - Generally.
- Section 36.507. - Nonconforming Lots of Record.
- Section 36.508. - Nonconforming Use.
- Section 36.509. - Buildings Nonconforming in Height, Area, or Bulk.
- Section 36.510. - Nonconforming Buildings, Structures, and Improvements.
- Section 36.511. - Repairs and Maintenance.
ARTICLE IX
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - IN GENERAL
- DIVISION 2. - TYPES OF SUBDIVISIONS
- DIVISION 3. - DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
- Section 36.545. - Suitability of Land.
- Section 36.546. - Land Subject to Flooding.
- Section 36.547. - Residential Density.
- Section 36.548. - Mandatory Dedication of Open Space.
- Section 36.549. - Lots.
- Section 36.550. - Flag lots.
- Section 36.551. - Remnants.
- Section 36.552. - Access.
- Section 36.553. - Blocks.
- Section 36.554. - Streets.
- Section 36.555. - Public and Semi-Public Facilities.
- Section 36.556. - Home Owners Association (HOA).
- Section 36.557. - Obligation of Improvements.
- Section 36.558. - Monuments.
- DIVISION 4. - GUARANTEES
- DIVISION 5. - PLATTING REQUIREMENTS, GENERALLY
- DIVISION 6. - PRELIMINARY PLATS
- DIVISION 7. - FINAL PLATS
- Section 36.710. - Plat Requirements for Single, Family, and Minor Subdivisions.
- Section 36.711. - Final Approval Procedure for Single, Family, and Minor Subdivisions.
- Section 36.712. - Final Approval Procedure for Major Subdivisions.
- Section 36.713. - Recording.
- Section 36.714. - Variations and Exceptions.
- DIVISION 8. - VACATION OF PLATS
- DIVISION 9. - ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, AND FEES