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Keene City Zoning Code

DIVISION 20

USE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS

Sec. 157.330 - Generally.

No land shall hereafter be used and no building or structure shall hereafter be occupied, used, erected, altered, removed, placed, demolished or converted which is arranged or designed to be used for other than those uses specified for the district in which it is located as set forth by the following schedule of uses listed in the following tables.

Legend for Interpreting Schedule of Uses
X Designates use permitted in district indicated
Designates use prohibited in district indicated
S Designates use which may be approved as specific use permit
The numbers in the "note" column refer to description/definitions listed in section 157.006. Additional regulations relating to use of land and buildings in individual zoning districts are listed in sections 157.050—157.053, 157.065—157.069, 157.080—157.084, 157.095—157.099, 157.110—157.114, 157.125—157.129, 157.140—157.145, 157.160—157.165, 157.200—157.207, 157.220—157.225, 157.240—157.245, 157.265—157.269, 157.280—157.284, 157.295—157.300, 157.315—157.317, 157.395 and 157.396.

 

A SF-E SF-1 SF-2 SF-3 TF MF MH-1 MH-2 C-1 C-2 C-3 M-1
ACCESSORY AND INCIDENTAL USES
Accessory building to main use X X X X X X X X X X X X
Boat; boat trailer X X X X X X X X X X X X
Billboard, advertising
Carport X X X X X X X X X X X X
Construction yard (temporary) X X X X X X X X X X X X
Home occupation X X X X X X X X X
Temporary field or sales office X X X X X X X X X
Garage, private X X X X X X X X X
Motor home/travel trailer storage; not to be used for living quarters X X X X X X X X X
Cattle trailer X X X
Commercial vehicle see also parking ordinance X X X X
RESIDENTIAL TYPE USES
Boarding and rooming house (ordinance for tax on motel needs to be voted) X S S
Guest house X X X
Manufactured housing, HUD code X X
Manufactured home park X
Manufactured home subdivision PUD X
Mobile home X X
Multiple-family residence X X
Residence hotel or bed and breakfast S
Retirement housing X X
Servants or caretakers or guards X X X X X X
Single-family dwelling, attached X
Single-family dwelling, detached X X X X X X X
Townhouse or row dwelling X
Travel trailer park
Two-family dwelling X X
Zero lot line house S S S
EDUCATIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND SPECIAL USES
Athletic field X
Cemetery or mausoleum X X X X X X X X X X
Child care center S S S
Church, rectory, place of worship X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Civic center X X X X
College or university X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Community center, public X X X X X X X X X X X X
Community center, private X X X X X X X X X X X X
Continuing care facility X X X
Country club, private X X
Exhibition area X X X
Fairgrounds X X X
Family home S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Farm, ranch or orchard X X
Feedlot, livestock X
Fraternal organization, lodge or civic club X X X
Golf course X S
Golf driving range X S X X
Greenhouse, commercial X X X X
Greenhouse (or plant nursery), non-commercial X X X X X X X
Health club; gymnasium X X X
Hospital (chronic long-term care)(this one and the one below are combined in the def.) S X X
Hospital (acute care) S X X
Kennel (outside pens)(this one and the one below are combined in the def.) X X X X
Kennel (no outside pens) X X X X
Library X X X X X X X X
Museum or art gallery X X X X
Nursery school, kindergarten S S S S X X
Park, playground (public) X X X X X X X X X X X X
Park, playground (private) X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Personal care home (custodial care) S S S S X X
Prison, jail, place of incarceration (except police) S S S S
Race track X X
Rehabilitation care facility and/or half-way house S X X
Rehabilitation care S X X
Rest home or nursing home S X X
Rodeo arena and grounds X X X
School private/public (primary and/or secondary) X X X X X X X X X S X X X
School, trade or commercial S X X X
Shooting range, target range, outdoor S
Shooting range, target range, indoor S X X X
Stable, commercial X
Stable, private X X
Stadium or play field, public X X X X X X X X X X X X
Swimming pool, commercial X X
Swimming pool, private X X X X X X X X X X X X X
TRANSPORTATION, UTILITY AND COMMUNICATIONS USES
Airport, landing field S X X
Electric power generating plant X X X
Electrical substation X X X
Electrical transmission line X X X X X X X X X S X X X
Gas metering station X X X
Gas transmission line X X X X
Heliport or helistop S X X X
Landfill
Liquefied petroleum gas, storage, sale X X X X
Local utility distribution lines X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Radio, TV or microwave tower, amateur X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Radio, TV or microwave tower, commercial S S S S
Railroad station X X X
Railroad team track and right of way X X X X
Railroad track and right-of-way X X X X
Service yards of government agency (service yard for public utility in def. but not here) X X X X
Sewage pumping station X X X X X X X X X S X X X
Sewage treatment plant X X
Shops, office and/or storage area of public or private utility X X X X
Solid waste transfer station S X
Telephone exchange X S X X X
Telephone line X X X X X X X X X S X X X
Water pumping station or well X X X X X X X X X S X X X
Water storage, elevated X S S S S S S S S S X X X
Water treatment plant X X X X
AUTOMOBILE AND RELATED SERVICE USES
Auto leasing X X X
Auto paint and body shop X X X
Auto parts sales (inside) X X
Auto parts sales (outside)
Auto repair, major X X X
Auto repair, minor X X
Automobile and trailer sales area, new X X
Automobile and trailer sales area, used X X
Auto storage, new vehicles X
Auto wrecking yard or junk yard
Bus terminal X X
Car/truck wash X X X
Motorcycle sales and service X X X
Parking lot or parking garage, automobile X X X
Parking lot or parking garage, truck X X X
Quick oil change facility X X
Quick tune-up facility X X
Tire dealer (no outside storage) X X
Tire dealer (with outside storage) X
Tire re-treading and recapping X
Truck and bus leasing X
Truck and bus repair shop X X
Truck or motor freight terminal X
Truck sales X X
OFFICE, RETAIL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE TYPE USES
Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor X X
Amusement commercial (indoor) X
Amusement, commercial (outdoor) X X
Antique shop S X X
Arcade X X
Arts, crafts store (inside sales) S X X
Arts, crafts store (outdoor sales limited) X X
Bakery and confectionery, retail sales S X X
Bakery and confectionary, commercial X X
Bank, savings and loan, credit union S X X
Boat sales X X
Business service S X X
Professional, non-manufacturing X X
Wood products manufacturing (inside) X X
Light wood products and upholstery shop—5,000 sq. ft. or less X X X
Cleaning and dyeing plant, small shop X X X
Clinic, medical or dental S X X
Club, private (hold to find out about alcohol sales) S S
Convenience store X X
Custom personal service shop S X X
Discount, variety or department store X X
Drapery, needlework or weaving shop S X X
Engine and motor repair X X
Farm equipment, sales and service X X X X
Feed and farm supply (inside sales /storage) (this one and the one below combined in def.) X X X X
Feed and farm supply (outside sales/storage) X X X X
Flea/farmers/crafts market S S
Florist S X X
Food store; grocery store X X
Furniture; appliance store X X
Garden center (retail sales) X X
General merchandise store X X
Gymnastic or dance studio S X X
Handcraft shop S X X
Heavy machinery sales X X
Hotel, motel, motor hotel or motors lodge X X X
Household appliance service and repair X X
Laboratory, medical or dental S X X
Laboratory, scientific or research X X
Laundry and cleaning, self-service X X X
Laundry and cleaning, commercial X X
Metal dealer, secondhand
Metal dealer, crafted precious S X X
Miscellaneous retail stores X X
Mortuary or funeral home S X X
Office center S X X
Office, prof. or general administrative S X X X
Office- showroom/warehouse X X X
Pawn shop X X
Personal service shop S S S
Pet shop or animal salon S X X
Medical supplies sales and service S X X
Newspaper printing X X X
Pharmacy S X X
Plumbing, healing, refrig. or air cond. business X X
Plumbing service X X
Portable building sales X X
Post office, government and private X X
Print shop commercial (reconcile def.) X S X X
Racquetball facilities X X
Restaurant or cafeteria, with drive-in service X X
Restaurant or cafeteria, without drive-in or drive-through service X X
Second-hand store, furniture/clothing (need code for enforcement) X X
Service, retail X X
Shopping center X X
Sign shop retail X X
Storage, repair or turn. and appliance (inside) X X
Storage, repair or turn. and appliance (outside) X
Studio (photographer, musician, artist) S X X
Studio for radio and television S X X
Tanning salon X X
Tattoo parlor X X
Taxidermist X X
Theater (indoor) X X
Tool rental shop X X X
Trailer manufactured housing or mobile home display and sales X X
Trailer rental X X X
Travel center convenience store X X
Veterinarian clinic (no outside pens) X S X X
Veterinarian clinic (outside pens) X X X
Washateria X X
Welding supply X X X
MANUFACTURING, STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING USES
Acetylene gas manufacture or storage X
Advertising displays manufacture X X
Alcohol manufacture X
Ammonia, bleach or chorine manufacture X
Apparel and other products assembled from finished textiles X
Boats, building or repair X X
Boiler works X X
Bookbinding, except hand binding X X X
Bottling works X
Brick, tile, pottery or terra cotta manufacture, other than handcraft X
Brooms or brushes, manufacture X X
Building materials (inside storage) X X X
Building materials (outside storage) X X
Cameras or other photographic equipment X X
Candle manufacture (size limit in C-1) X X X
Carpet manufacture or cleaning X X
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris manuf. X
Ceramics, stone, glass, marble or porcelain products manufacture X X
Cleaning and dyeing; dry cleaning plant X X
Wood yard (used to say coal, coke) X
Concrete, asphalt batching plant (perm.) X
Concrete, asphalt batching plant (temp.) S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Contractor's shop and storage yard X X
Cosmetic manufacturing X X
Cotton seed oil manufacture X
Creosote treatment S
Dairy products processing, manufacturing S S X
Disinfectant manufacture X
Distillation of bones, coal or wood X
Drugs or pharmaceutical products manufacture S X
Electrical appliances, supplies and machinery, assemble or manufacture X X
Electronic products, manufacturing X X
Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture X X X
Farm supply sales (inside) (not taxable)
Farm supply sales (outside)(not taxable)
Fiberglass manufacture X
Food products processing X X
Forge plant X
Foundry (iron, steel, brass or copper) X
Furniture and upholstery manufacture X X
Furniture manufacture less than 5,000 sq. ft. X X X
Gas manufacture (LP) X
Gas sale & storage (LP) X X X
General commercial plant X X
General manufacturing X X
Glass products X X
Glue or gelatin manufacture S X
Grain elevator X
Hatchery X
Household appliance products assembly and manufacture from prefabricated parts X X
Ice production, dry or natural X X X
Industrial park X X
Laundry plant X X
Light manufacturing X X
Mattress manufacture or renovation X
Meat processing/locker plant/frozen food products X X
Metal fabrication X X
Mill (grain, flour, food products) X X
Mines and quarries
Musical instrument manufacture X X
Oil field service X X
Oil, gas X
Orthopedic or medical appliance manufacture X X
Paper products manufacture X
Petroleum products, sales (wholesale) S X X
Petroleum products, bulk quantities X
Pipe sales and supply X X
Plastic products manufacture (not including processing or raw materials) X X
Pump sales, repair and maintenance X X X
Scrap metal sales and storage
Self storage: mini-warehouse X X
Sporting and athletic equipment manufacture X X
Steel fabrication X X
Storage/wholesale warehouse, light X X
Storage/wholesale warehouse, heavy X X
Tools or hardware manufacture X X
Toys and novelty projects manufacture X X
Toys and novelty projects manufacture (less than 5,000 sq. ft.) X X X
Window shade, awnings, Venetian blind manufacture X X X
Wrecking yard (junk or salvage yard)

 

(Ord. 2009-378A, 2-23-2009; Ord. 2011-423, 6-6-2011; Ord. 2011-426, 8-11-2011; Ord. 2015-498, 1-15-2015; Ord. No. 2023-666, § I, 12-21-2023)