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Johnson City City Zoning Code

Division 8

Schedule of Uses

§ 14.02.331 Schedule of uses.

The City Council hereby approves and adopts the following chart as the City's permitted Schedule of Uses. The chart lists the types of land uses allowed within each of the zoning districts outlined in this article.
Districts Legend
PUD:
Planned Unit Development District
DD:
Downtown District
CD:
Commercial District
HC:
Highway Commercial Corridor District
IP:
Industrial Park District
PFD:
Public Facilities District
RVP:
Recreational Vehicle Park District
SF:
Single-Family Residential District
MR:
Mixed Residential District
MH:
Manufactured Home District
CHD:
Cottage Housing District
Uses Legend
CUP:
Conditional Use Permit
✓:
Permitted Use by Right
Blank:
Non-Permitted Use
Schedule of Uses
Non-residential
Downtown District
Commercial District
Highway Commercial Corridor District
Industrial Park District
Public Facilities District
Recreational Vehicle Park District
Zoning Classification
DD
CD
HC
IP
PFD
RVP
Accessory Building
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Aerial Surveying
CUP
CUP
CUP
Agriculture/Open Space
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Air Conditioning Sales, Retail, and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Airport (Non-Governmental)
CUP
CUP
Alcoholic Beverage (Microbrewery/Distillery) Manufacturer (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Alcoholic Beverage (Retail) Sales (No On-Premises Consumption)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Ambulance Service
✓
✓
✓
Amusement Park
CUP
CUP
CUP
Animal Shelter (Governmental)
✓
CUP
Animal Shelter (Non-governmental)
✓
✓
CUP
Antique Store (Outside storage, display or sale of goods, products or merchandise shall be permitted provided such goods, products or merchandise do not encroach into the right-of-way.)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Apparel/Accessories/Alteration & Repair (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Appliance Repair and Sales (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Armory
CUP
CUP
CUP
Art Gallery and/or Museum
✓
✓
✓
✓
Artisan, Artist, and Fine Arts Studio (Outside storage, display or sale of goods, products or merchandise shall be permitted provided such goods, products or merchandise do not encroach into the right-of-way.)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Associated Living Quarters
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Auditorium (Governmental and Non-Profit)
CUP
CUP
✓
CUP
Auditorium (Non-Governmental)
CUP
CUP
✓
✓
CUP
Automobile Car Wash
✓
✓
✓
Automobile Filling Station and/or Service (Service Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Automobile Glass Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Automobile Paint and Auto Body Shop (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Automobile Parking Lots or Garages (Commercial)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Automobile Part Sales (Completely Enclosed) (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
Automobile Rental
✓
✓
✓
Automobile (Incl. Motorcycles) Sales and Service (New and Used, When Used Incidental to New Sales) (Service Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Automobile Upholstery Sales and Installation
CUP
✓
✓
Live Bait Store
✓
✓
✓
Bakery (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Barber and Beauty Equipment Sales (Retail)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Barber and Beauty Shop
✓
✓
✓
✓
Battery (Lithium and Other Battery Types) Storage Facilities and/or Solar Farms Generally Associated with Electricity Generation Plants.
Bed and Breakfast
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Bicycle and/or Lawnmower Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Blueprinting, Photostatting/Reproduction/Print Shop
✓
✓
✓
✓
Book and Stationery Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Bowling Alley (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Builders Showroom
✓
✓
✓
Building Hardware Sales (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Building Lumber Sales
CUP
✓
✓
Bus Passenger Station at Existing Business Other Than Busing Company
CUP
✓
✓
CUP
Cabinet, Carpentry, or Upholstery Sales (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Camera and Photographic Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Candle Shop (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Casino
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Catering Shop (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
Confectionary and Nut (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Church
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Civic/Community Center
CUP
✓
CUP
Club or Lodge (Governmental and Non-profit) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
CUP
Club or Lodge (Non-Governmental) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Coffee Roasting (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Communications Tower and Associated Stations
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Contractor (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Convenience Store (Completely Enclosed in CD District) (No On-Premises Consumption)
✓
✓
✓
Dairy Equipment Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Dairy Products (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Delicatessen
✓
✓
✓
✓
Department Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Dispensary (Medical Marijuana and Related Goods) (No On-Premises Consumption)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Drag Strip
CUP
CUP
Drug Sales (Retail)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Dry Cleaning Shop
✓
✓
✓
Dry Goods (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Dwelling (Living Quarters Onsite w/Business) (Living Quarters Owned and Occupied by Business Owner or Operator)
✓
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Dwelling (Mobile/Manufactured Home) (Single or Doublewide) (1 unit)
Dwelling (Multifamily) (3+ units)
CUP
CUP
CUP
Dwelling (Residential Loft) (1+ units)
✓
Dwelling (Single-family) (1 unit)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Dwelling (Duplex) (2 units)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Electric Power Generator (Primary Station)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Electric Repair Shop (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Electrical Substation (Completely Enclosed by an Opaque Fence; Minimum 6 ft. in Height)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Elevator Maintenance and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Entertainment (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Exterminator (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Fabric or Needlework Shop
✓
✓
✓
✓
Fairgrounds, Baseball Park, and Stadium (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Farm Equipment Sales/Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Farm/Ranch/Feed Supply (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Farmers Market
✓
✓
✓
✓
Financial Institution
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Firearms and/or Ammunition Sales and Service
✓
✓
✓
✓
Fire Station
✓
✓
✓
✓
Fish Market (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Flea Market
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Floor Covering Sales (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
Floral Shop (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Food Products (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Food Truck Park and Bar Facility (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes
✓
✓
✓
✓
Funeral Home
✓
✓
✓
Furniture Sales, Service, and Repair (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Gas Utility Station
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Gift Shop (Outside storage, display or sale of goods, products or merchandise shall be permitted provided such goods, products or merchandise do not encroach into the right-of-way.)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Glass Sales and Service (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Golf Driving Range or Course (Consumption of Alcohol Permitted)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Greenhouse or Nursery (Retail and Wholesale)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Grocery (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Group Home (1+ Units/Beds)
Gymnasium
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Nail Salon
✓
✓
✓
✓
Heavy Machinery Sales, Service, and Storage
✓
✓
✓
Hobby Supply Sales
✓
✓
✓
✓
Home Occupation
✓
✓
✓
✓
Hospice (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Hospital
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Hotel (Other Than Motel or Motor Inn Where Patrons Access Rooms Via Parking Area) (Swimming Pool Allowed) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
CUP
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Ice Cream Parlor/Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Indoor Entertainment/Amusement (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Interior Decorator
✓
✓
✓
✓
Jewelry Sales and Service
✓
✓
✓
✓
Laboratory (Dental or Medical) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Laboratory (Research, Testing, and Analysis) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Laundry (Plant)
✓
✓
Laundry (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
Leather Goods or Luggage Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Library (Governmental and Non-Profit)
✓
✓
Library (Non-Governmental)
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Local Utility Distribution Center or Lines
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Locksmith
✓
✓
✓
Machine and Welding Shop (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Machine Tools and Construction Equipment Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Manufacturing, Light
CUP
✓
✓
Manufacturing, Heavy
CUP
CUP
Marine Sales and Service (New and Used, When Used Incidental to New Sales) (Service Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Massage Therapy
✓
✓
✓
✓
Medical Institution (Other Than Hospital)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Medical Supply (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
Milliner (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Millwork (Retail) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Manufactured Home Sales and Service (New Manufactured Homes Only)
CUP
CUP
Motel or Motor Inn Where Patrons Access Rooms Via Parking Area (Swimming Pool Allowed) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Moving Company (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Music Store
✓
✓
✓
✓
Newspaper Printer (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Newsstand
✓
✓
✓
✓
Nursery or Daycare
✓
✓
✓
Nursing Home or Assisted Living (1+ Units/Beds)
✓
✓
✓
Office (General, Medical, Real Estate, and Professional Business) (First Floor Restricted to 50% Office to Rear of Building Only)
✓
Office (General, Medical, Real Estate, and Professional Business)
✓
✓
✓
Off-Street Parking, When Incidental to Main Use
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Office Supply Store (Completely Enclosed DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Open/Outdoor Storage (See § 14.02.243)
CUP
CUP
✓
✓
CUP
Optometry Office and Optical Goods (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Oversized Vehicle Car Wash
CUP
CUP
Oversized Vehicle Filling Station and/or Service (No On-Premises Consumption)
CUP
CUP
Oversized Vehicle Rental
CUP
CUP
Oversized Vehicle Sales and Service
CUP
CUP
Paint and Wallpaper Store
✓
✓
✓
Park/Recreation Center (No Permanent Alcoholic Beverage Sales Permitted)
✓
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Pawnshop (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Pet Shop and Supply (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Picture Framing (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Pipeline and Electrical Transmission Lines
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Playground Equipment Sales and Manufacturing
✓
✓
✓
Plumber (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Plumbing Fixture Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Post Office
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Radio or Television Broadcast Studio
CUP
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Recreational Vehicle Park and associated/ancillary uses
✓
Recreational Vehicle Sales and Service (New and Used, When Used Incidental to New Sales) (Service Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Rehabilitation Center (1+ Units/Beds)
✓
✓
✓
Restaurant (Alcoholic Beverages Incidental to Food Sales)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Restaurant with Drive Thru (Alcoholic Beverages Incidental to Food Sales)
CUP
CUP
✓
✓
Retail (Generally) (By Appointment Only)
✓
✓
✓
Retail (Not Otherwise Defined)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Riding Stable or Academy
CUP
CUP
CUP
School, College
✓
✓
✓
CUP
School, Elementary and Secondary
✓
✓
✓
CUP
School, Trade
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Sexually Oriented Business
CUP
CUP
Sewerage Pumping Station
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Shoe Sales and Repair (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Short-term Rental Unit (Except where Indicated, Not Allowed in Commercially-Zoned Districts or Multi-family Dwelling Units)
✓(Res- ident- ial Loft Only)
Sign Sales, Manufacturer, and Repair (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Skating Rink (Completely Enclosed)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Sporting Goods Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Stamp/Coin Sales (Retail)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Stone Cutting and Monument Sales/Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Storage Building (Marine, Automobile, Home, Commercial) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Storage Building Sales and Service With Outside Display of Storage Buildings
CUP
✓
✓
Swimming Instruction
✓
✓
✓
✓
Swimming Pool (Community or Private)
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Swimming Pool Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Tanning Salon
✓
✓
✓
✓
Tavern (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Tavern With Outdoor Area For Patrons/Entertainment Purposes (On-Premises Consumption) and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Taxidermist (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Temporary Field Construction Office (Allowed During Duration of Project)
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Theater (Completely Enclosed) (Consumption of Alcohol Permitted) with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Theater (Completely Enclosed) (Consumption of Alcohol Not Permitted) with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Theater (Outdoor) (Consumption of Alcohol Permitted) with/without Food
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Theater (Outdoor) (Consumption of Alcohol Not Permitted) with/without Food
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Tobacco, E-Cigarette Store and Hookah Lounge
CUP
✓
✓
✓
Tool Rental, Sales, and Service (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Tool Rental With Outside Storage (Outside Storage Completely Fenced with 6 ft. Opaque Fencing in CD District)
CUP
✓
✓
Trailer (Towing) Manufacturer, Sales, Rentals, and Service (No Mobile or Manufactured Homes) (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Transitional Center (1+ Units/Beds)
Utilities, Utility Shops, Storage, Yards, and Buildings, Public or Private, Other Than Already Listed
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Utility Company Customer Service Center (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
CUP
Veterinarian Office and Hospital
✓
✓
✓
Watch/Clock Sales and Service (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Water/Sewage Pumping Station, Overhead Storage, or Plant
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Well Drilling Contractor (Completely Enclosed in CD District)
✓
✓
✓
Window Covering Assembling, Sales, and Service, Including Awnings (Completely Enclosed in DD and CD Districts)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Winery (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
✓
✓
✓
✓
Schedule of Uses Residential
Single-family Residential District
Mixed Residential District
Manufactured Home District
Cottage Housing District
Zoning Classification
SF
MR
MH
CHD
Accessory Building
✓
✓
✓
✓
Agriculture/Open Space
✓
✓
✓
✓
Artisan, Artist, and Fine Arts Studio
Associated Living Quarters
✓
✓
✓
✓
Battery (Lithium and Other Battery Types) Storage Facilities and/or Solar Farms Generally Associated with Electricity Generation Plants.
Church
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Civic/Community Center
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Club or Lodge (Non-governmental) (On-Premises Consumption) with/without Outdoor Area for Patrons/Entertainment Purposes and with/without Food
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Clubhouse and/or Swimming Pool (Associated with Homeowner's Association and/or Subdivision)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Community Garden
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Community Home
✓
✓
✓
✓
Dwelling (Manufactured Home) (Single or Doublewide) (1 unit)
✓
Dwelling (Multifamily) (3+ units)
✓
Dwelling (Single-family) (1 unit)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Dwelling (Duplex) (2 units)
✓
Electric Power Generator (Primary Station)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Electrical Substation (Completely Enclosed by an Opaque Fence; Minimum Six (6) ft. in Height)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Farmers Market
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Fire Station
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Gas Utility Station
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Government Building
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Greenhouse or Nursery (Retail and Wholesale)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Grocery (Retail)
Group Home (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
Home Occupation
✓
✓
✓
✓
Hospice (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Library (Governmental, Non-Profit, and Non-Governmental)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Local Utility Distribution Center or Lines
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Locksmith
Nursery or Day Care (Maximum of Six (6) Children)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Nursing Home or Assisted Living (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Off-Street Parking, When Incidental to Main Use
✓
✓
✓
✓
Park/Recreation Center (No Permanent Alcoholic Beverage Sales Permitted)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Pipeline and Electrical Transmission Lines
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Post Office
Rehabilitation Center (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Riding Stable or Academy
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
School, Elementary and Secondary
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Short-term Rental Unit (Not Allowed in Commercially-Zoned Districts or Multi-family Dwelling Units)
✓
✓
✓
✓
Storage Building
✓
✓
✓
✓
Swimming Pool (Public or Private Club) (Not Associated with Homeowner's Association and/or Subdivision)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Transitional Center (1+ Units/Beds)
CUP
Utility Company Customer Service Center
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Utilities, Utility Shops, Storage Areas and Yards, and Utility Buildings (Public or Private) (Other Than Already Listed)
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Water/Sewage Pumping Station, Overhead Storage, or Plant
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP