Greensboro City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
Introductory Provisions
Sections
- 30-1-1 Title
- 30-1-2 Effective Date
- 30-1-3 Purpose
- 30-1-4 Relationship to Comprehensive Plan
- 30-1-5 Jurisdiction
- 30-1-6 Authority
- 30-1-7 General Rules of Interpretation
- 30-1-8 Conflicting Provisions
- 30-1-9 Compliance
- 30-1-10 Official Zoning Map Established
- 30-1-11 Annexation
- 30-1-12 Transitional Provisions
- 30-1-13 Severability
ARTICLE 2
Nonconformities
Sections
- 30-2-1 General
- 30-2-2 Nonconforming Lot of Record
- 30-2-3 Nonconforming Use
- 30-2-4 Nonconforming Structures
- 30-2-5 Nonconforming Signs
- 30-2-6 Nonconforming Lots and Structures in the Airport Overlay District
ARTICLE 3
Administration
Sections
- 30-3-1 General
- 30-3-2 City Council
- 30-3-3 [Reserved]
- 30-3-4 Technical Review Committee
- 30-3-5 [Reserved]
- 30-3-6 Planning and Zoning Commission
- 30-3-7 Board of Adjustment
- 30-3-8 Historic Preservation Commission
- 30-3-9 Guilford County Joint Historic Preservation Commission
- 30-3-10 [Reserved]
- 30-3-11 Redevelopment Commission
- 30-3-12 Planning Director
- 30-3-13 Floodplain Administrator
- 30-3-14 Property Owners Review Team (PORT)
- 30-3-15 Other Departments
- 30-3-16 Summary of Review and Decision-making Authority
ARTICLE 4
Review and Approval Procedures
Sections
- 30-4-1 Common Review Procedures
- 30-4-2 Ordinance Interpretation
- 30-4-3 GSO 2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- 30-4-4 Ordinance Text Amendments
- 30-4-5 Zoning Map Amendments – All Zoning Districts
- 30-4-5.1 General
- 30-4-5.2 Authority to File
- 30-4-5.3 Submittal Requirements
- 30-4-5.4 Transportation Impact Study
- 30-4-5.5 Conditions–Conditional District
- 30-4-5.6 Planning and Zoning Commission - Review and Recommendation/Decision
- 30-4-5.7 City Council–Final Action
- 30-4-5.8 [Reserved]
- 30-4-5.9 Successive Applications
- 30-4-5.10 Substantial Changes
- 30-4-5.11 Conditional District-Site Plans and Permits
- 30-4-5.12 Conditional District–Amendments and Modifications
- 30-4-5.13 Conditional District–Violation of Conditions
- 30-4-5.14 Conditional District–Revocation
- 30-4-5.15 Application Withdrawal
- 30-4-5.16 Continuance
- 30-4-6 Zoning Map Amendments–Planned Unit Development Districts
- 30-4-7 Zoning Map Amendments – Traditional Neighborhood Development Districts
- 30-4-7.1 General Procedure
- 30-4-7.2 Preapplication Consultation
- 30-4-7.3 Neighborhood Participation
- 30-4-7.4 Filing
- 30-4-7.5 Traditional Neighborhood (TN) Development Plan
- 30-4-7.6 TN District Zoning Map Amendments
- 30-4-7.7 Effect of Approval
- 30-4-7.8 Amendments and Modifications
- 30-4-7.9 Phased Development
- 30-4-8 Zoning Map Amendments--Overlay Zoning Districts
- 30-4-8.1 –ACO, Activity Center Overlay District
- 30-4-8.2 -DDO, Downtown Design Overlay
- 30-4-8.3 –HDO, Historic District Overlay
- 30-4-8.4 –NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay
- 30-4-8.5 –PSO, Pedestrian Scale Overlay
- 30-4-8.6 –SCO, Scenic Corridor Overlay
- 30-4-8.7 –AO, Airport Overlay
- 30-4-8.8 –MHO, Manufactured Housing Overlay
- 30-4-8.9 –CBO, Central Business Overlay
- 30-4-8.10 –VCO, Visual Corridor Overlay
- 30-4-8.11 –GWA, General Watershed Overlay
- 30-4-8.12 –WCA, Watershed Critical Area Overlay
- 30-4-8.13 –OWA, Other Watershed Area Overlay
- 30-4-8.14 -GO, Greenway Overlay
- 30-4-9 Establishment of Original Zoning
- 30-4-10 Special Use Permits
- 30-4-10.1 Authority to File
- 30-4-10.2 Filing
- 30-4-10.3 Procedure
- 30-4-10.4 Evidence at Hearing
- 30-4-10.5 Required Findings
- 30-4-10.6 Greater Restrictions
- 30-4-10.7 Permit Perpetually Binding
- 30-4-10.8 Amendments and Modifications
- 30-4-10.9 Cancellation of Permit
- 30-4-10.10 Violation of Permit Restrictions
- 30-4-10.11 Permit Duration
- 30-4-10.12 Successive Applications
- 30-4-10.13
- 30-4-11 Modifications
- 30-4-11.1 Purpose
- 30-4-11.2 Description
- 30-4-11.3 Decision-making Criteria
- 30-4-11.4 Submittal Requirements
- 30-4-11.5 Review and Decision-Making Bodies
- 30-4-11.6 Decision-making Authority–Final Action
- 30-4-11.7 Modification of Water Supply Watershed Standards
- 30-4-11.8 Appeals of Modification Final Action
- 30-4-11.9 Duration of Approval
- 30-4-12 Local Historic District Overlays and Landmarks
- 30-4-13 Variances
- 30-4-14 Special Exceptions
- 30-4-15 Plot Plans and Site Plans
- 30-4-15.1 Types of Plans
- 30-4-15.2 Approval Required
- 30-4-15.3 Decision-making Authority
- 30-4-15.4 Coordination with Other Procedures
- 30-4-15.5 Site Plan Filing
- 30-4-15.6 Review and Approval
- 30-4-15.7 Review Criteria
- 30-4-15.8 Duration of Plan Approval
- 30-4-15.9 Revisions to Approved Plans
- 30-4-15.10 Appeal
- 30-4-15.11 Landscape Plan
- 30-4-15.12 Certification of Plant Material Installation
- 30-4-16 Construction and Utility Plans
- 30-4-17 Subdivision
- 30-4-18 Improvements Required
- 30-4-19 Completion of Improvements
- 30-4-20 Performance Guarantees
- 30-4-21 Oversizing and Extension of Improvements
- 30-4-22 Street, Alley and Walkway Closings
- 30-4-23 Street Name Changes
- 30-4-24 Withdrawal of Dedications
- 30-4-25 Site Specific Development Plans
- 30-4-26 Permits and Certificates
- 30-4-26.1 General Application Requirements
- 30-4-26.2 Grading Permit
- 30-4-26.3 Tree Disturbance Permit
- 30-4-26.4 Building Permits
- 30-4-26.5 Sign Permits
- 30-4-26.6 Flood Plain Development Permit
- 30-4-26.7 Final Certificate of Occupancy
- 30-4-26.8 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
- 30-4-26.9 Certificate of Erosion Control Performance
- 30-4-26.10 Certificate of Floor Elevation/Flood-proofing
- 30-4-26.11 Determination of No Practical Alternatives
- 30-4-27 Appeal of Zoning Administrative Decision
- 30-4-28 [Reserved]
ARTICLE 5
Enforcement
Sections
- 30-5-1 Violations
- 30-5-2 Inspections and Investigations
- 30-5-3 Enforcement Procedure
- 30-5-4 Remedies
- 30-5-5 Assessment of Civil Penalties
- 30-5-6 Front Yard Parking Violations
ARTICLE 6
Zoning Districts
Sections
- 30-6-1 Establishment of Districts
- 30-6-2 Residential District Intent Statements
- 30-6-3 Mixed Use District Intent Statements
- 30-6-4 Public and Institutional District Intent Statements
- 30-6-5 Commercial District Intent Statements
- 30-6-6 Industrial District Intent Statements
- 30-6-7 Special District Intent Statements
- 30-6-8 Conditional District Intent Statement
- 30-6-9 Overlay District Intent Statements
- 30-6-9.1 –ACO, Activity Center Overlay
- 30-6-9.2 –AO, Airport Overlay
- 30-6-9.3 –CBO, Central Business Overlay
- 30-6-9.4 –DDO, Downtown Design Overlay
- 30-6-9.5 –HDO, Historic District Overlay
- 30-6-9.6 –MHO, Manufactured Housing Overlay
- 30-6-9.7 –NCO-Neighborhood Conservation Overlay
- 30-6-9.8 –PSO, Pedestrian Scale Overlay
- 30-6-9.9 –SCO, Scenic Corridor Overlay
- 30-6-9.10 –VCO, Visual Corridor Overlay
- 30-6-9.11 –OWAO, Other Watershed Area Overlay
- 30-6-9.12 –WCA, Watershed Critical Area Overlay
- 30-6-9.13 –GWA, General Watershed Area Overlay
- 30-6-9.14 -GO, Greenway Overlay
ARTICLE 7
District Standards
Sections
- 30-7-1 Measurements and Computation
- 30-7-2 Housing Types
- 30-7-3 Residential Zoning Districts
- 30-7-4 Mixed Use Zoning Districts
- 30-7-5 Commercial, Public and Institutional Districts
- 30-7-6 Industrial Zoning Districts
- 30-7-7 Special Districts
- 30-7-8 Overlay Zoning Districts
- 30-7-8.1 General
- 30-7-8.2 -AO, Airport Overlay District
- 30-7-8.3 –ACO, Activity Center Overlay District
- 30-7-8.4 –CBO, Central Business Overlay
- 30-7-8.5 –DDO, Downtown Design Overlay
- 30-7-8.6 –HDO, Historic District Overlay
- 30-7-8.7 –MHO, Manufactured Housing Overlay Districts
- 30-7-8.8 –NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts
- 30-7-8.9 –PSO, Pedestrian Scale Overlay Districts
- 30-7-8.10 –SCO, Scenic Corridor Overlay Districts
- 30-7-8.11 –VCO, Visual Corridor Overlay
ARTICLE 8
District Use Requirements
Sections
- 30-8-1 Permitted Use Table
- 30-8-2 Prohibited Uses
- 30-8-3 Use Categories Generally
- 30-8-4 Agricultural Use Group
- 30-8-5 Residential Use Group
- 30-8-6 Public and Civic Use Group
- 30-8-7 Recreational Use Group
- 30-8-8 Commercial Use Group
- 30-8-9 Industrial Use Group
- 30-8-10 Additional Use Standards
- 30-8-11 Accessory Uses and Structures
- 30-8-11.1 Accessory Uses and Structures (Customary)
- 30-8-11.2 Accessory Dwelling Units
- 30-8-11.3 Animals and Livestock
- 30-8-11.4 Caretaker Dwellings
- 30-8-11.5 Home Occupations
- 30-8-11.6 Rural Family Occupations
- 30-8-11.7 Junked Motor Vehicle
- 30-8-11.8 Satellite Dishes and Freestanding Radio/TV Antennae Towers
- 30-8-11.9 Swimming Pools
- 30-8-12 Temporary Use Standards
- 30-8-12.1 Craft Sales from Clubhouse or Community Center Buildings
- 30-8-12.2 Land Clearing and Inert Debris Landfills, Minor
- 30-8-12.3 Portable Storage Units
- 30-8-12.4 Temporary Construction Offices/Construction Equipment Storage/Real Estate Sales or Rental Offices
- 30-8-12.5 Temporary Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (WTFs)
- 30-8-13 Entertainment Facility Use Standards
- 30-8-13.1 Intent and Purpose
- 30-8-13.2 Applicability
- 30-8-13.3 Exemptions
- 30-8-13.4 Special Standards for Entertainment Facilities
- 30-8-13.5 Approval Required for Issuance or Renewal of Permit
- 30-8-13.6 Additional Fees for Application Processing
- 30-8-13.7 Investigation; Minimum Standards for Approval
- 30-8-13.8 Duration and Termination of Additional Entertainment Use Standards
- 30-8-13.9 Change of Business Name, Ownership or Management
ARTICLE 9
General Development Standards
Sections
- 30-9-1 Principal Buildings per Lot
- 30-9-2 Integrated Multiple Use Developments
- 30-9-3 Street Access
- 30-9-3.1 Vehicular Access to Public Street Required
- 30-9-3.2 Dead-End Streets
- 30-9-3.3 Single-Family Detached Cluster and Other Developments
- 30-9-3.4 Townhouse Developments
- 30-9-3.5 Integrated Multiple Use Developments
- 30-9-3.6 Shared Driveways Required by the Technical Review Committee
- 30-9-3.7 Alleys
- 30-9-3.8 Exceptions
- 30-9-3.9 Access through Residential Districts Prohibited
- 30-9-3.10 [Reserved]
- 30-9-4 Fences and Walls
- 30-9-5 Outdoor Display and Storage
- 30-9-6 Outdoor Lighting
- 30-9-7 Solid Waste Collection Facilities
- 30-9-8 Street Naming and Addressing
- 30-9-9 Transit Facilities
- 30-9-10 Sidewalks
ARTICLE 10
Landscaping
Sections
- 30-10-1 General
- 30-10-2 Multi-family and Nonresidential Landscaping Requirements
- 30-10-3 Urban Landscaping Requirements
- 30-10-4 Material, Design, Installation and Maintenance
- 30-10-4.1 Plant Materials
- 30-10-4.2 Drought-Tolerant Planting Techniques
- 30-10-4.3 Grouping
- 30-10-4.4 Berm Size
- 30-10-4.5 Wall Planters
- 30-10-4.6 Tree Wells
- 30-10-4.7 Encroachments in Required Planting Yards
- 30-10-4.8 Setback Less than Planting Yard Width
- 30-10-4.9 Plantings in Shaded Areas
- 30-10-4.10 Obstructions
- 30-10-4.11 Planting in Easements
- 30-10-4.12 Maintenance of Planting Yards
- 30-10-4.13 Credit for Preservation of Existing Trees
- 30-10-5 Alternate Methods of Compliance
ARTICLE 11
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- 30-11-1 Scope and Purpose
- 30-11-2 Applicability
- 30-11-3 Compliance Required
- 30-11-4 Exemptions and Reductions
- 30-11-4.1 Exemption for CB District
- 30-11-4.2 Historic Sites, Landmarks and Districts
- 30-11-4.3 Reduction for TN District
- 30-11-4.4 Exemption/Reduction for Small Lots
- 30-11-4.5 Exemption for Existing Buildings on Constrained Sites
- 30-11-4.6 Reductions for MU-M, MU-H and CN Districts
- 30-11-4.7 Exemption/Reduction in Historic Districts
- 30-11-4.8 Reduction/Maximum in Other Overlays
- 30-11-4.9 Alternate Ratios for AO, NS, LIM, and UMU Districts
- 30-11-4.10 Reductions for C-M, C-H and BP Districts
- 30-11-5 Parking Ratios
- 30-11-6 Calculations
- 30-11-7 Vehicle Stacking for Uses with Drive-through Facilities
- 30-11-8 Short-Term Bicycle Parking
- 30-11-9 Use of Required Parking Areas
- 30-11-10 Location of Parking Areas
- 30-11-11 Parking for Single-family and Duplex Dwellings
- 30-11-12 Parking Area Design
- 30-11-12.1 General Requirements
- 30-11-12.2 Access
- 30-11-12.3 Design Standards
- 30-11-12.4 Surface Material
- 30-11-12.5 Drainage
- 30-11-12.6 Grading and Drainage
- 30-11-12.7 Markings
- 30-11-12.8 Wheel Guards
- 30-11-12.9 Solid Waste Collection Facilities
- 30-11-12.10 Walkways
- 30-11-12.11 Landscaping
- 30-11-12.12 Maintenance
- 30-11-12.13 Large Parking Areas
- 30-11-13 Alternative Compliance Parking Plans
- 30-11-13.1 Scope
- 30-11-13.2 Review and Approval Procedure
- 30-11-13.3 Contents
- 30-11-13.4 Recording
- 30-11-13.5 Violations
- 30-11-13.6 Approval Criteria
- 30-11-13.7 Authorized Alternatives
- 30-11-13.8 Shared Parking
- 30-11-13.9 Off-Site Parking
- 30-11-13.10 Special Facilities for Bicyclists
- 30-11-13.11 Transit Accessibility
- 30-11-13.12 On-street Spaces
- 30-11-14 Off-Street Loading Facilities
ARTICLE 12
Natural Resources
Sections
- 30-12-1 Tree Conservation
- 30-12-1.1 Purpose
- 30-12-1.2 Applicability
- 30-12-1.3 Exemptions
- 30-12-1.4 Conservation of Existing Trees
- 30-12-1.5 Tree Conservation Area Determination
- 30-12-1.6 Tree Conservation Flexibility Standards
- 30-12-1.7 Penalties
- 30-12-1.8 Modifications
- 30-12-1.9 Utility Vegetation Management
- 30-12-1.10 Annual Vegetation Management Plan
- 30-12-1.11 Vegetation Management Communication
- 30-12-1.12 Vegetation Management Standards, Requirements and Prohibited Practices
- 30-12-1.13 Supervision and Oversight of Contractors
- 30-12-1.14 Vegetation Management Clean-Up
- 30-12-1.15 Vegetation Management Annual Review
- 30-12-2 Flood Damage Prevention
- 30-12-3 Water Supply Watershed and Other Watershed Districts
- 30-12-3.1 District Descriptions
- 30-12-3.2 Purpose and Intent
- 30-12-3.3 Incorporation of Designated Watershed Map(s)
- 30-12-3.4 Applicability
- 30-12-3.5 Participation in a Public Regional Stormwater Control Program
- 30-12-3.6 Watershed Development Plan
- 30-12-3.7 Improvements
- 30-12-3.8 Clustering
- 30-12-3.9 Stream Buffers Required
- 30-12-3.10 Activities Regulated by Other Governmental Agencies
- 30-12-3.11 Density
- 30-12-3.12 Stormwater Quality Controls
- 30-12-4 Watershed Critical Areas (WCA)
- 30-12-5 General Watershed Areas (GWA) And Other Watershed Districts*
- 30-12-6 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- 30-12-6.1 General Requirements
- 30-12-6.2 Basic Control Objectives
- 30-12-6.3 Mandatory Standards for Land-disturbing Activity
- 30-12-6.4 Design and Performance Standards
- 30-12-6.5 Stormwater Outlet Protection
- 30-12-6.6 Borrow and Waste Areas
- 30-12-6.7 Access and Haul Roads
- 30-12-6.8 Operations in Lakes or Natural Watercourses
- 30-12-6.9 Responsibility for Maintenance
- 30-12-6.10 Additional Measures
- 30-12-6.11 Existing Uncovered Areas
- 30-12-6.12 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans
- 30-12-7 Stormwater Management
- 30-12-7.1 General
- 30-12-7.2 Commercial and Residential
- 30-12-7.3 Illicit Discharges and Improper Disposal
- 30-12-7.4 Industrial and Related Facilities
- 30-12-7.5 Construction Site Runoff
- 30-12-7.6 Enforcement
- 30-12-7.7 Appeals
- 30-12-7.8 Service Charges and Rates
- 30-12-7.9 Annexation of Stormwater Sewers and Drainage Systems
- 30-12-8 Open Space
ARTICLE 13
Subdivision Standards
Sections
- 30-13-1 Purpose
- 30-13-2 Streets
- 30-13-2.1 Traffic Movement and Pedestrian Circulation Principles
- 30-13-2.2 Dedication of Right-of-Way
- 30-13-2.3 Conformance with Thoroughfare and Collector Street Plans
- 30-13-2.4 Street System Layout
- 30-13-2.5 Street Connectivity
- 30-13-2.6 Temporary Turnarounds
- 30-13-2.7 Reserve Strips
- 30-13-2.8 Street Classification
- 30-13-2.9 Public Street Design Criteria
- 30-13-2.10 Private Street Design Criteria
- 30-13-2.11 Traditional Neighborhood Development Street Design Standards
- 30-13-2.12 Private Drives
- 30-13-2.13 Intersecting Street Angles
- 30-13-2.14 Streets Crossing Natural Areas
- 30-13-2.15 Spacing Between Intersections
- 30-13-2.16 Curb and Gutter
- 30-13-2.17 Street Names
- 30-13-2.18 Private Street, Drive and Driveway Signs
- 30-13-2.19 Public Street, Drive and Driveway Signs
- 30-13-2.20 Extent
- 30-13-2.21 Construction Standards
- 30-13-3 Lots
- 30-13-3.1 General
- 30-13-3.2 Compliance with Other Regulations
- 30-13-3.3 Minimum Building Area
- 30-13-3.4 Lot Depth-to-Width Ratio
- 30-13-3.5 Side Lot Line Configuration
- 30-13-3.6 Lot Lines and Drainage
- 30-13-3.7 Lots on Thoroughfares
- 30-13-3.8 Access Requirements
- 30-13-3.9 Flag Lots
- 30-13-3.10 Special-Purpose Lots
- 30-13-4 Utilities
- 30-13-5 Engineered Stormwater Controls
- 30-13-6 Sites for Public Use
- 30-13-7 Monuments
- 30-13-8 Condominium Development
- 30-13-9 Owners' Associations
- 30-13-10 Conversion of Nonconforming Development
ARTICLE 14
Sign Regulations
Sections
- 30-14-1 Purpose
- 30-14-2 Substitution of Messages
- 30-14-3 Applicability
- 30-14-4 Prohibited Signs and Prohibited Sign Characteristics
- 30-14-5 Signs Exempt from Regulation
- 30-14-6 Signs Allowed Without a Permit
- 30-14-7 Signs that Require a Permit
- 30-14-8 Electronic Message Boards
- 30-14-9 Outdoor Advertising Signs (Billboards)
- 30-14-10 Temporary Signs Requiring a Permit
- 30-14-11 Master Sign Plans and Common Sign Plans
- 30-14-12 Design, Construction, and Maintenance
- 30-14-13 Removal of Signs
- 30-14-14 Variances
- 30-14-15 Replacement Signs for Nonconforming Uses
- 30-14-16 Rules of Measurement
ARTICLE 15
Definitions
Sections
- 30-15-1 General
- 30-15-2 Terms Beginning with "A"
- Abut
- Access Easement
- Access Trails
- Accessory Building
- Accessory Dwelling Unit
- Accessory Structure
- Accessory Use
- Act
- Addition (to an existing building)
- Address
- Airport Facilities
- Alley
- ANSI
- Arborist, Certified
- Area of Shallow Flooding
- Area of Special Flood Hazard (Special Flood Hazard Area)
- Articulation
- Artisans and Crafts
- Artisan Manufacturing
- Assembly
- Assisted Living Facility
- Athletic Field
- Attached (accessory building or structure)
- Automobile, Boat and Motorcycle Repair Services, Major
- Automobile, Boat and Motorcycle Repair Services, Minor
- 30-15-3 Terms Beginning with "B"
- Banner
- Bar
- Base Flood
- Base Flood Elevation (BFE)
- Basement
- Basement
- Bedroom
- Being Conducted
- Berm, Erosion Control
- Best Management Practice (BMP)
- Block
- Block Face
- Board of Adjustment
- Boarding House
- Borrow
- Brewpub
- Buffer Zone
- Build-To Line
- Build-Up Line
- Building
- Building Coverage
- Building, existing (Flood Damage Prevention Regulations)
- Building Height
- Building Line
- Building Marker
- Building Separation
- Built-Upon Area (BUA)
- Business Day
- Business Incubator
- 30-15-4 Terms Beginning with "C"
- Caliper Size
- Canal
- Canopy Tree
- Certificate of Appropriateness
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Certified Local Government (CLG) program
- Channel Letter
- Channel Letter, Back-lit
- Channel Letter, Front-lit
- Channel Letter, Reverse
- Chartered Home
- Chemical Storage Facility
- Club or Lodge
- Commercial Message
- Common Elements
- Community Gardens (Principal Use)
- Completion of Construction or Development
- Condominium
- Connection
- Convenience Store (with fuel pumps)
- Conveyance
- County
- Craft Distillery
- Critical Root Zone
- Crown Canopy
- Current Conditions Hydrology
- Cut-out Letter Lighting
- 30-15-5 Terms Beginning with "D"
- Dance Club
- Day
- Deck, Uncovered
- Density Credit
- Design Flood
- Detached (Building or Structure)
- Developer
- Development
- Development Activity
- Diameter at Breast Height (DBH)
- Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM)
- Discharge
- Discharge Point
- Discharging Landfill
- Disposal
- District, Soil and Water Conservation
- Disturbed Area
- Ditch / Swale
- Dormitory, Private
- Drainage
- Drainage Easement
- Drainage Maintenance Easement
- Drainage, Dispersed
- Drainage, Enhanced
- Drainageway
- Drainageway and Open Space Area, Dedicated
- Drainageway, Improved
- Drainageway, Protected
- Dripline
- Driveway
- Duplex
- Dwelling Unit
- 30-15-6 Terms Beginning with "E"
- Easement
- Electronic Message Board
- Elevated Building
- EMC Rules
- Encroachment
- Ephemeral Stream
- Energy Dissipator
- Erosion
- Ephemeral Stream
- Erosion Control Measure, Structure, or Device, Adequate
- Erosion, Accelerated
- Erosion, Natural
- Escort
- Escort Agency
- Existing Development
- Existing Manufactured Dwelling Park or Manufactured Dwelling Subdivision
- External Illumination
- 30-15-7 Terms Beginning with "F"
- Facade
- Family
- Family Care Home
- Fence
- Flag
- Flood or Flooding
- Flood Insurance
- Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
- Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
- Floodplain Development Permit
- Flood Protection Elevation
- Flood-resistant material
- Flood Zone
- Floodplain (Flood Prone Area)
- Floodplain Administrator
- Floodplain Management
- Floodplain Management Regulations
- Floodproofing
- Floodway
- Floor
- Floor Area, Gross
- Fraternity/Sorority House
- Freeboard
- Functionally Dependent Facility
- Future Conditions Flood
- Future Conditions Flood Elevation
- Future Conditions Flood Hazard Area
- Future Conditions Hydrology
- 30-15-8 Terms Beginning with "G"
- 30-15-9 Terms Beginning with "H"
- 30-15-10 Terms Beginning with "I"
- 30-15-11 Terms Beginning with "J" and "K"
- 30-15-12 Terms Beginning with "L"
- Lake or Natural Watercourse
- Land-Disturbing Activity
- Landfill, Land Clearing and Inert Debris (Major)
- Landfill, Land Clearing and Inert Debris (Minor)
- Landowner
- Larger Common Plan of Development, Redevelopment or Sale
- Letter of Map Change (LOMC)
- Life Care Facility
- Local Government
- Local Operator
- Lot
- Lot Area
- Lot, Corner
- Lot Coverage
- Lot Depth
- Lot, Flag
- Lot, Interior
- Lot of Record
- Lot, Reverse Frontage
- Lot, Through
- Lot, Townhouse
- Lot Width
- Low-density Option
- Low-density Project
- Lowest Adjacent Grade (LAG)
- Lowest Floor
- 30-15-13 Terms Beginning with "M"
- Major Watershed Modification
- Manufactured Dwelling (Manufactured Home, Mobile Home)
- Manufactured Dwelling (Manufactured Home, Mobile Home)
- Manufactured Dwelling Park
- Manufactured Dwelling Park or Subdivision
- Manufactured Dwelling Space
- Map Repository
- Market Value
- Marquee
- Maternal Care Home
- Media Store
- Microbrewery
- Minor Watershed Modification
- Mixed Development
- Mixed Use
- Mobile Billboard
- Mobile Food Vendor, Motorized
- Mobile Food Vendor, Pushcart
- Modification
- Motor Vehicle, Business and Personal Use of
- Motor Vehicle, Junked
- Multi-Family Development
- Multi-Family Development (Elderly)
- Multi-Family Dwelling
- Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
- 30-15-14 Terms Beginning with "N"
- National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD)
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
- New Construction
- New Development
- Night Club
- Nonconforming Lot
- Nonconforming Sign
- Nonconforming Structure
- Nonconforming Use
- Nonconformity
- Non-encroachment Area (General)
- Non-encroachment Area (Flood Protection Regulations)
- Nude Model or Nude Photography Studio (Prohibited)
- Nursing Home
- 30-15-15 Terms Beginning with "O"
- 30-15-16 Terms Beginning with "P"
- Park and Ride Lot
- Parking Lot
- Pedestrian Destination, Specified
- Pedestrian Way
- Pennant
- Perennial Stream
- Perennial Waterbody
- Permanent Engineered Stormwater Control
- Person (General)
- Person (Stormwater Regulations)
- Person Conducting Land Disturbing Activity
- Person Responsible for Land Disturbing Violation
- Personal Assistive Device
- Phase of Grading
- Physical Fitness Center
- Plan, Sketch
- Planned Unit Development
- Planning Department
- Planning Director
- Plat
- Plat, Final
- Plat, Preliminary (Preliminary Plan)
- Playbill
- Plaza
- Pond and/or Stream Buffer Plat
- Porch, Open Air/Covered
- Post Construction
- Post-FIRM
- Pre-FIRM
- Preserve
- Principal Building
- Principal Dwelling
- Principal Structure
- Principally Above Ground
- Private Sewer
- Private Water
- Property Reservation
- Public Assembly Use
- Public Assembly Use, Community-scale
- Public Assembly Use, Neighborhood-scale
- Public Sewer
- Public Transportation Infrastructure Manual
- Public Water
- 30-15-17 Terms Beginning with "Q" and "R"
- Quasi-Public Use
- Recreational Vehicle
- Recreational Vehicle Park
- Recreational Vehicle Space
- Recyclable Material
- Recycling
- Recycling Collection Point
- Recycling Processing Center
- Reference Level
- Refuse
- Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation
- Remedy a Violation
- Required Drainage Channel
- Reservation, Property
- Residuals (Sludge)
- Restaurant (Drive-In)
- Retention Pond
- Riparian Buffer or Stream Buffer
- Riparian Protection Area
- Riverine
- Roof
- Roof Line
- Rooming House
- Rooming Unit
- Root System
- Rural Family Occupation
- Rural Family Services
- 30-15-18 Terms Beginning with "S"
- Sadomasochistic Practices
- Safe Walking Route
- Salvage Yard, Auto Parts
- Salvage Yard, Scrap Processing
- Seating Capacity
- Sediment
- Sedimentation
- Sedimentation Commission
- Setback
- Setback, Front Street
- Setback, Interior
- Setback, Rear
- Setback, Side
- Setback, Side Street
- Setback, Street
- Setback, Zero Side
- Sex Shop
- Sexual Encounter Center (Prohibited)
- Sexually Explicit Media
- Sexually Oriented Business
- Sexually Oriented Cabaret
- Sexually Oriented Devices, Toys or Novelties
- Sexually Oriented Media Store
- Sexually Oriented Motel (prohibited)
- Sexually Oriented Motion Picture Theater
- Sexually Oriented Video Arcade (Also known as “peep show”) (prohibited)
- Shelter for the Homeless
- Shelter for the Homeless, Daytime-Only
- Shelter, Temporary or Emergency
- Shopping Center
- Shoreline Stabilization
- Short Term Rental
- Short Term Rental, Homestay
- Short Term Rental, Whole House
- Sidewalk
- Sidewalk Easement
- Sidewalk Manual
- Sight Distance Easement
- Sign
- Sign, Canopy
- Sign, Development Entrance
- Sign, Integral Roof
- Sign, Governmental
- Sign, Marquee
- Sign, Monument
- Sign, Moving
- Sign, Nonconforming
- Sign, Outdoor Advertising (Billboard)
- Sign, Portable
- Sign, Projecting
- Sign, Roof
- Sign, Sandwich Board
- Sign, Suspended
- Sign, Temporary
- Sign, Wall
- Sign, Windblown
- Sign, Window
- Significant Vegetation
- Siltation
- Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Residence
- Single-family Attached Dwelling
- Single-family Detached Dwelling
- Site Specific Development Plan
- Slope
- Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan (Grading Plan)
- Soil Scientist
- Solid Waste
- Solid Waste Disposal Facility
- Solid Waste Disposal Site
- Special Events Facility
- Special Promotion
- Special-Purpose Lot
- Specified Pedestrian Destination
- Specified Anatomical Areas
- Specified Pedestrian Destination
- Specified Sexual Activities
- Specimen Tree
- Square
- Stabilizing Vegetation
- Start of Construction
- Stock-in-Trade
- Stoop, Uncovered
- Storage Trailer
- Storm Drainage Facilities
- Storm, 100-Year
- Storm, 25-Year
- Storm, One-year 24-hour
- Stormwater Runoff
- Stream
- Stream Buffer
- Stream Restoration
- Street Design Standards Manual
- Street Frontage
- Streetscape
- Structural Best Management Practice
- Structure (General)
- Structure (Flood Damage Prevention Regulations)
- Structure, existing (Flood Damage Prevention Regulations)
- Stump Diameter
- Subdivider
- Subdivision
- Subdivision, Major
- Subdivision, Minor
- Substantial Damage (General)
- Substantial Damage (Flood Damage Protection Regulations)
- Substantial Improvement
- Substantial Redevelopment
- Substantially Completed
- Surface Waters
- Swimming Pool
- 30-15-19 Terms Beginning with "T"
- Taproom / Tasting Room
- Technical Bulletin and Technical Fact Sheet
- Teen Club
- Temperature Controlled
- Temporary Event
- Temporary Road
- Temporary Wireless Telecommunications Facility
- Tenant
- Tenant Dwelling
- Terrace, Open Air/Uncovered
- Tourist Home (Bed And Breakfast)
- Town Architect
- Townhouse Dwelling
- Tract
- Tract (Site)
- Traditional House
- Traditional Neighborhood Development Plan
- Traditional Neighborhood Open Space
- Transportation Impact Study (TIS)
- Tree Caliper
- Tree Conservation Area
- Twin Home Dwelling
- Two-Family Dwelling (Duplex)
- Typical Required Drainage Channel Section
- 30-15-20 Terms Beginning with "U" and "V"
- 30-15-21 Terms Beginning with "W" and "X"
- 30-15-22 Terms Beginning with "Y" and "Z"