Temporary outdoor displays must:

A.

Be located adjacent to the primary entrance and may not extend more than 10 feet from the facade.

B.

Not exceed 6 feet in height.

C.

Be removed and placed inside a fully-enclosed building at the end of each business day.

D.

Not encroach upon any public right-of-way or required sidewalk, except where the building is located less than 2 feet from the right-of-way, in which case the Zoning Administrator may approve a temporary encroachment into the right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Where permitted, a home occupation as defined by this Appendix is subject to the following requirements:

A.

Only the residents of the dwelling may be engaged in the home occupation. No nonresident employees will be allowed in the dwelling for business purposes.

B.

The home occupation shall be clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling and shall not change the residential character of the building.

C.

No display of products or signs shall be visible from the public street, except for agricultural products grown on the premises in the RA Residential-Agricultural zoning district.

D.

Use of a dwelling for a home occupation shall be limited to one floor and shall not exceed 25 percent of the area of that floor.

E.

No internal or external alterations inconsistent with the residential use of the building are permitted.

F.

The home occupation shall not constitute a nuisance.

G.

No outside storage of materials to be used in connection with a home occupation is permitted.

H.

Where accessory buildings are allowed to be used for home occupations, they shall comply with the following conditions:

1.

The accessory building shall maintain a residential appearance.

2.

No business shall be conducted between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.

3.

No automotive painting, body work, salvage, or major automotive or heavy equipment repairs are to be conducted.

4.

No machinery or equipment shall be used which generates noise detectable outside the accessory structure.

I.

Instruction in music and similar subjects shall be limited to two students at a time.

J.

The home occupation shall not attract more than one vehicle at any given time.

K.

Beauty shops, barber shops, manicurists, and similar services conducted as home occupations shall be limited to two chairs (stations) and one shampoo chair (station).

L.

The following and similar uses shall be considered home occupations, provided they follow the minimum standards described in this section: attorney, addressing service, art instruction, beauty and barber shop, day care for six or fewer children, dentist, doctor, drafting and surveying, dress making, insurance agent, manufacturers' representative, music teacher, notary public, photographer, real estate agent, and consultant.

M.

All home occupations shall obtain a business license from the City.

N.

Agricultural activities associated with the raising of crops and farm animals on properties zoned RA Residential-Agricultural and over three acres in size shall not be subject to the requirements for home occupations.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

A.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum standards for self-service storage facilities to govern their site development, construction, placement, and architectural design.

B.

Variances: Requests for deviations from these standards shall be governed by the provisions of Section 11-7.

C.

Use limitations:

1.

No wholesale or retail sales are permitted at the site of a self-service storage facility. No activities other than the dead storage or transfer of nonvolatile goods or leasing of storage space are permitted.

2.

Storage bays shall not be used:

i.

To manufacture, fabricate, or process goods;

ii.

To service or repair vehicles, boats, small engines, or electrical equipment, or to conduct similar repair activities;

iii.

To conduct transfer-storage business based on site;

iv.

To conduct garage sales, retail sales, or miscellaneous sales of any kind, except as allowed by state or local law;

v.

To rehearse or practice utilizing musical instruments;

vi.

For conversion to a dwelling unit;

vii.

For any use which creates a nuisance due to noise, odor, dust, light, or electrical interference;

viii.

Or to conduct any other commercial or industrial activity.

3.

One residential quarter or living quarters may be established for security purposes on the site, for a site manager or facility owner within M-1 and M-2 zoning districts. An on-site manager or resident manager shall be required in C-1 and MU zoning districts with approved CUP.

4.

All self-service storage facilities shall be enclosed by decorative black metal picket fencing. Fence height shall be installed in accordance with standards provided in Sec. 3-14. Fencing shall be located outside of any public right-of-way and interior to perimeter landscape strips or buffers. Access gates shall secure the facility and must be equipped with adequate alarm systems and keyless gate openings which shall be capable of automatically opening such gates.

5.

Individual storage-bays shall not be considered premises for the purpose of assigning a legal address in order to obtain an occupational license or any other governmental permit or license to do business.

6.

Except as provided in this section, all property stored on the site shall be entirely within enclosed buildings. Storage of flammable liquids, highly combustible or explosive materials, or hazardous chemicals is prohibited.

7.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix, the minimum and maximum lot size for a self-service storage facility shall be:

i.

Minimum: 5 acres;

ii.

[Reserved.]

iii.

Minimum lot width: 100 feet.

8.

Outdoor parking or storage of recreational vehicles (RV's) and pleasure boats is permitted within a self-service storage facility located in M-1 and M-2 zoning districts only provided that the following conditions are met:

i.

Such storage shall take place only within a designated area. The area so designated shall be clearly delineated on the site plan submitted for rezoning or site plan review;

ii.

The storage area shall not exceed 25 percent of the net useable acreage of the site;

iii.

The storage area shall be entirely screened from view from adjacent properties in residential or OI districts and public streets by a building, fence, wall, or sheltering facility; and

iv.

Recreational vehicles requiring major repair shall not be stored in an open storage area. No recreational vehicle maintenance washing or repair shall be permitted on site.

v.

Pleasure boats stored on site shall be stored on a wheeled trailer. Dry stacking of boats shall be permitted in an open storage area when covered by carport-type structures.

D.

Development regulations:

1.

The maximum height of a self-service storage facility shall be 35 feet. Roof-mounted air conditioning and other roof-mounted equipment shall be counted toward maximum height and shall be screened utilizing parapets or other architectural detail as needed.

2.

Storage bay doors shall not face toward adjacent properties in residential districts or rights-of-way. This shall not prevent the installation of fire access doors, if mandated by the fire marshal.

3.

Temporary interior parking may be provided in the form of aisles adjacent to the storage bays. These aisles may be used for both circulation and temporary parking.

E.

Buffers: All self-service storage facilities must provide the following buffers:

1.

Adjacent to residentially zoned property: as required in Section 3-16;

2.

Adjacent to property zoned C-1: 30 feet;

3.

Adjacent to property zoned C-2:15 feet;

4.

Adjacent to property zoned C-3:10 feet;

5.

Adjacent to property zoned M-1 or M-2: 5 feet.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18; Ord. No. 557, § 2, 9-14-21)

All vehicular sales and service uses shall be subject to the following standards:

A.

Minimum lot width: 100 feet;

B.

Minimum lot depth: 100 feet;

C.

Minimum front yard: 25 feet;

D.

Minimum side yard: 25 feet, or 40 feet adjacent to any residential district;

E.

Minimum rear yard: 40 feet adjacent to any residential district, otherwise as required by the zoning district in which the use is located;

F.

Access shall be designed to minimize interference with vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

A.

Recreational vehicle (RV) parks are allowed in RA zoning district only with an approved conditional use. RV parks are to allow occupants who own or operate recreational vehicles, travel trailers, tents, and other similar vehicles to utilize the RV park for temporary living. Therefore, RV Parks shall be designed with individual lots set up as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use for a period not to exceed thirty (30) cumulative days per calendar year.

B.

No such park shall be located except with direct access to an arterial street and having a minimum of 300 feet of frontage thereon to permit adequate design of entrances and exits. No entrance or exit shall be through a residential district or shall require movement of traffic from the park through a residential district.

C.

The minimum area for such park shall be ten acres, and the maximum density shall be five units per gross acre.

D.

Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage, and topography shall not create hazards to the property or the health or safety of the occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable smoke, noise, odors, or other adverse influences and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or sudden flooding, subsidence, or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazards.

E.

Management headquarters, recreational facilities, showers, coin-operated laundry facilities, and other uses and structures customarily incidental to operation of a recreational vehicle park are permitted as an accessory use in any district in which recreational vehicle parks are allowed, provided that:

1.

Such establishments and the parking areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than ten percent of the area of the park.

2.

Such establishments shall be restricted to the use of occupants of the park.

3.

Such establishments shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character that would attract customers other than occupants of the park.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18; Ord. No. 553, § 2, 8-17-21)

All structures, pens, and runs associated with noncommercial kennels must be located in the rear yard only, with a minimum setback of 75 feet from all property lines. Large noncommercial kennels in RA districts are allowed only on parcels of 3 acres or larger.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Farm structures which include raising or keeping animals shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from all property lines.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Places of worship, schools, youth centers, colleges, universities, or technical schools within single-family residential districts are subject to the following standards:

A.

Must be located on an arterial or collector street;

B.

Minimum lot width: 200 feet;

C.

Minimum lot area: 2 acres;

D.

Minimum front, side, and rear setbacks: 50 feet.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Golf course use must be limited to daytime hours. All buildings associates with golf courses shall have a minimum setback of 100 feet.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Riding stables must be located on parcels of 3 acres or larger.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

All assembly uses, including places of worship, clubs, associations, lodges, and theaters, must have a minimum floor area of 5,000 heated and cooled square feet when located outside a residential or OI district.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

A.

Commercial outside storage includes but shall not be limited to the following:

1.

Machinery and equipment;

2.

Materials or parts for repair, construction, or distribution;

3.

Merchandise, material, or parts in boxes, in crates, or on pallets or other kinds of shipping containers;

4.

Vehicles awaiting major service or repair;

5.

Fleet vehicles;

6.

New and used automobiles, trucks, boats, or construction equipment;

7.

Lumber and building materials;

8.

Contractor equipment;

9.

Soil, mulch, stone, lumber, pipe, steel, salvaged or recycled materials, and other similar merchandise, material, or equipment;

10.

Pallets, kegs, cardboard, air and gas-filled tanks, and similar items.

B.

Storage of items shall be located in the rear or side yard with exception of item 6 that may be located within a front yard as items of retail purchase. Storage of item 4 above may be located in the front yard should there be no side or rear yard. No storage shall be located within any required yard or buffer.

C.

Outside storage shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner.

D.

Where no buffer is required, stored material shall be kept at least ten feet away from all adjacent property lines.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18; Ord. No. 530, § 2, 12-8-20)

A temporary construction or sales office shall be permitted on the site of the project only during the construction period. Temporary construction or sales offices related to a subdivision development shall be removed when 80 percent of all lots have been granted certificates of occupancy or within four years, whichever occurs first.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18)

Sexually oriented businesses, as defined in Chapter 22, must be located on parcels with frontage along U.S. Highway 19/41.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18; Ord. No. 589, § 2, 1-10-23)

Within any RA, R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 district, congregate housing is limited to not more than 6 total non-family individuals.

(Ord. No. 457, § 1, 8-14-18; Ord. No. 589, § 2, 1-10-23)

A.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish the minimum standards for the development and operation of food truck court uses.

B.

Variances. Requests for deviations from these standards shall be governed by the provisions of Section 11-7.

C.

Use limitations.

(1)

Food truck courts may be established as a permanent use on private property subject to the following provisions:

a.

The property is not zoned or used as residential.

b.

The lot is paved where food trucks and parked vehicles are located.

c.

There are no unoccupied buildings present on the parcel.

d.

Food truck courts operating as a primary use in the Downtown Mixed Use (DT-MU) district and the Mixed-Use (MU) district shall require a conditional use permit. The conditional use permit application must include all documents required in Section 12-5, Conditional Uses, including a site plan designating the food truck locations, parking, amenities, and any other site specifications that are subject to approval by the Mayor and City Council.

e.

The site is serviced by public water.

f.

There are designated parking spaces on hardscape for food trucks. The designated areas must not block any driveway entrance/exit, parking lot aisle, loading area, customer/employee parking area, or fire lane.

g.

There is a maximum of six designated food truck parking spaces in the court.

h.

The court prohibits overnight parking of vehicles or food trucks. Signage is posted in accordance with Title 44, Chapter 1, Section 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

i.

The court provides for permanent restroom facilities compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

j.

There are a minimum of four (4) parking spaces for customer use per food truck in addition to the parking required in subsection (f). All spaces must be paved and striped.

k.

There is a designated area for outdoor covered or uncovered dining. Any accessory structures, such as pavilions, wooden gazebos, or pergolas must be issued a building permit and shall not be small than 120 square feet. Other than dining umbrellas, which must be removed at the end of the business day, temporary canopies are not permitted.

l.

The court provides for permanent trash receptacles, adequate lighting, and unobstructed pathways separate from parking and circulation shall be provided on-site. Food truck court operators shall be responsible for all maintenance of on-site amenities and property.

m.

Outdoor speakers, musical instruments, or other sound projection equipment shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m. daily.

n.

Dumpsters are screened on three sides by a brick or stone wall and have opaque closeable gates of a suitable height and material to adequately conceal them.

o.

The food trucks operating within the court shall have a valid mobile food vendor permit issued by the City per the requirements of Chapter 11, Article XV, Section 22.530. Operators of food truck courts shall retain a copy of each food truck's mobile food vendor permit, to be furnished upon request to the code enforcement officer.

(2)

Food truck court or food trucks located on public property.

a.

Food trucks may be allowed to operate on a City-sponsored food truck court, City property or in the public right-of way subject to the following use limitations:

1.

The city may establish a food truck court on public property. Any food truck vendor desirous to operate in a city food truck court must operate under an agreement for the space with the City.

2.

All food trucks shall have valid mobile food vendor permits from the city per the requirements of Chapter 11, Article XV, Section 22.530. Operators of food trucks shall retain a copy of its mobile food vendor permit, to be furnished upon request to the code enforcement officer.

3.

Food trucks may locate on city property or public right-of-way provided the food trucks operators provide locations, dates, and times for their proposed operations. The Main Street Director must approve all locations, dates, and times for food truck operations.

4.

Food trucks are not permitted to operate in the right-of-way in residential districts unless approved by the Main Street Director. Food trucks operating in the right-of-way in residential areas may operate between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and are restricted to two (2) day per month.

5.

No vehicles or food trucks shall be permitted to park overnight on City property or in the public right-of-way. Unauthorized vehicles may be ticketed or impounded at the owner's expense.

6.

Food trucks located in City-sponsored food truck courts may operate between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., seven (7) days per week.

7.

Food trucks located in the public right-of-way may operate between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

8.

Food trucks located in the public right-of-way may not reduce shared parking requirements for surrounding properties or impede traffic.

9.

Access to food trucks may not hinder or impede pedestrian traffic.

10.

Sales of articles other than food and non-alcoholic beverages shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 584, § 4, 10-11-22)

A.

Television, radio, or film production facility may host assembly (live audiences & events) in accordance with Sec. 4-11. Minimum Size for Assembly Uses.

B.

Television, radio, or film production facility that require the parking and storage of commercial vehicles, commercial outside storage activity, accessory use and structures is allowed only in M-1, M-2, or in C-2, C-3, and MU districts with an approved Conditional Use.

C.

Only one (1) accessory satellite dish or accessory fixed-point microwave transmission tower shall be permitted for a Television, radio, or film production facility.

D.

The building shall be designed with a STC (Sound Transmission Class) rate of 45 as set forth in the most recent version of International Building Code.

E.

Television, radio, or film production facility shall not be used for the purposed of sexually oriented businesses as defined by Hampton Code. Chapter 22. Business Regulations. Article XIII, Sec. 22-487.

(Ord. No. 589, § 2, 1-10-23)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 589, § 2, adopted Jan. 10, 2023 set out provisions intended for use as § 4-16. Inasmuch as there were already provisions so designated, said section has been codified herein as § 4-17 at the discretion of the editor.

A.

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish minimum standards for gas stations to govern their site development, construction, placement, and architectural design.

B.

Variances. Requests for deviations from these standards shall be governed by the provisions of Section 11-7.

C.

Use limitations.

1.

No Coin Operated Amusement Machine (COAM) use is permitted at the site of a gas station, including but not limited to Class A and Class B machines.

2.

No major and/or minor automotive repair service facility is permitted at the site of a gas station.

3.

No overnight vehicle parking except as required for gas station employees, storage materials, such as tires, auto parts, etc. are permitted at the site of a gas station.

4.

Outdoor storage is permitted at the site of a gas station located within the C-3 (Heavy Commercial) District in accordance with Article 4. Sec. 4-12.

5.

No outdoor placement of propane gas storage racks, ice storage bins, automated teller machines (ATM), soft drinks or similar vending machines are permitted at the site of a gas station.

6.

Truck terminals that provide retail sales of diesel fuel are regulated as industrial uses and are not permitted in C-2 (General Commercial) or C-3 (Heavy Commercial) Districts.

D.

Development regulations.

1.

Gas stations as defined in Appendix A. Article 2. Definitions. shall maintain a separation distance of 5,280 LF (1-mile).

2.

Gas stations built in conjunction with large-scale retail on a single parcel totaling a minimum ten (10) acres in size, may maintain less than 5,280 LF (1-mile) separation distance provided that the facility is located on the opposite side of the public or private roadway and maintains 5,280 LF (1-mile) separation from adjacent gas stations on the same side of the public or private roadway.

3.

Gas stations are subject Article 3. Section 3-3. - Non-Residential Design Standards.

(Ord. No. 2025-002, § 12, 3-25-25)