(A)   The Light Industrial Two (LI-2) Zone is established to provide standards for the location of commercial services which are required for the development of the town. It is the intent of this section to regulate and buffer such uses so that their location will not be detrimental to adjacent uses.

   (B)   In the LI-2 Zone, buildings or lands shall be used for one or more of the following specified permitted uses or special uses and none other.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 99-08, passed 5-10-99; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 02-09, passed 6-10-02; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   Within the Light Industrial Two Zone, the following uses are permitted:

   (A)   Single-family dwellings;

   (B)   Duplex dwellings;

   (C)   Multi-family dwellings of three or more units per dwelling;

   (D)   Hotels and motels;

   (E)   On-site accessory structures; accessory dwelling units;

   (F)   Clinics, hospitals with a maximum of 30 beds;

   (G)   Home occupations as defined herein;

   (H)   Town-owned and leased facilities;

   (I)   Playgrounds;

   (J)   Auditoriums or convention centers, assembly halls;

   (K)   Places of worship, daycare centers, schools (public or private), libraries and buildings for nonprofit service organizations;

   (L)   Banks, financial institutions, business or professional offices;

   (M)   Theaters;

   (N)   Retail business, including drug or grocery stores, hardware stores, electronic equipment, gift shops and clothing shops, automobile sales, service and repair, convenience store, taxicabs;

   (O)   Restaurants, drive-ins and bakeries;

   (P)   Places of business where service is rendered, including barber shops, beauty parlors, electronic repair shops, shoe repair shops, clothes tailor;

   (Q)   Public or private parking lots;

   (R)   Stores or shops for custom work or for producing products to be sold at retail on the premises;

   (S)   Storage or bonded warehouses;

   (T)   Storage yards for building materials, wood and stone;

   (U)   Light manufacturing such as boat construction, cabinet work, stone and concrete works;

   (V)   Machine or blacksmith shops;

   (W)   Motor or freight terminals;

   (X)   Storage of construction equipment;

   (Y)   Swimming pools, tennis courts;

   (Z)   Mobile home parks and trailer parks, mobile homes, trailers and other portable-type housing.

   (AA)   Billiard parlors, video and amusement arcades;

   (BB)   Bed and breakfasts (See § 153.312 for requirements); and

   (CC)   Telecommunications towers.

   (DD)   Shopping center/office complex.

   (EE)   Internet and/or electronic gaming operations as defined in § 153.002 Definitions and regulated in § 153.314 Internet and/or Electronic Gaming Accessory Business Use.

(Ord. 99-08, passed 5-10-99; Am. Ord. 99-09, passed 5-10-99; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 02-09, passed 6-10-02; Am. Ord. 05-12, passed 8-8-05; Am. Ord. 07-17, passed 10-24-07; Am. Ord. 08-04, passed 1-14-08; Am. Ord. 12-22, passed 11-14-12 ; Am. Ord. 17-28, passed 3-8-21 ; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21 )

   (A)   Work force housing.

      (1)   To qualify, a workforce multi-family housing unit shall:

         (a)   Have a sales price of three times 80% or less of median family income or annual rental of 30% of 80% or less of median family income; and

         (b)   Be used exclusively for year-round occupancy by eligible households, and the rentals or sales prices restricted according to the definitions contained in § 153.002.

         (a)   There shall be no differences between the workforce housing units and the market rate units related to energy efficiency, including mechanical equipment and plumbing, insulation, windows, and heating and cooling systems.

         (b)   The gross floor area for the workforce housing units shall be no less than 75% of the gross floor area of similar market rate units.

         (a)   The developer shall submit the development plan to the Blessings Ministries Community Development Corporation’s designee or its successor for review and certification prior to submission for development concessions.

            1.   Rental development. The owner must submit to the Blessings Ministries Community Development Corporation’s designee or its successor for certification annually. If certification is not issued, any concessions will be rescinded and appropriate fees will be due and payable immediately.

         (a)   Restrictive covenants shall be recorded, prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit, naming the town as a grantee and party and granting the town the power to enforce, which contain provisions that:

            1.   Insure that the site shall at all times remain in compliance with this section and the Housing Placement Eligibility System, as it may be amended from time to time, of the Blessings Ministries Community Development Corporation’s designee or its successor;

            2.   Give all subsequent purchasers notice that the site and the living units on the site are subject to the provisions of this section;

            3.   Prevent the modification of the site or its use or withdrawal or modification of the covenants without the consent of the town;

            4.   Prohibit the sale or lease of a housing unit without the receipt by the town of a certification from the Blessings Ministries Community Development Corporation’s designee or its successor that the purchaser or tenant qualifies under the Housing Placement Eligibility System, as it may be amended from time to time, of the Blessings Ministries Community Development Corporation’s designee or its successor.

         (b)   Such covenants shall be in a form satisfactory to the town.

         (c)   Such covenants shall be superior to any liens or encumbrances upon the property and prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit; applicant shall provide the town with a title opinion from a licensed North Carolina attorney indicating that the covenants required herein are superior to all other liens or encumbrances upon the property.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 07-07, passed 5-23-07; Am. Ord. 08-12, passed 3-26-08; Am. Ord. 16-6, passed 11-15-17; Am. Ord. 16-13, passed 5-14-18; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   See §§ 153.050 et seq.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   (A)   No structure shall exceed a total height of 50 feet.

   (B)   No structure shall have more than four levels of living space.

   (C)   Antennas for personal use, chimneys and elevator towers are exempt from height restrictions.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   (A)   Lot dimensions. All parcels shall have a minimum width of 50 feet.

   (B)   Lot area.

      (1)   The minimum building site shall be 15,000 square feet.

      (2)   The minimum building site for a duplex shall be 15,000 square feet.

      (3)   Exempt recombination plats for lots platted prior to June 14, 1983 shall have a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet.

   (C)   Density.

      (1)   Multi-family dwelling:   The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall be up to 0.50 with the following exception described in division (D) below.

      (2)   Hotel and motel:   36 units per acre.

      (1)   Where a lot or parcel of land has an area of less than the above required minimum area and was of record on June 14, 1983, such lot may be occupied by one family, provided the minimum side, front and rear requirements are complied with as set forth in § 153.211.

      (2)   Per division (C)(1) above, increase minimum side yard setbacks by two feet on each side, the FAR shall be up to 0.55.

      (3)   Per division (C)(1) above, increase minimum side yard buffer as set forth in § 153.184 by two feet on each side and items in division (C) above the FAR shall be up to 0.60.

   (E)   Lot coverage.

      (1)   Maximum allowable lot coverage by principal use, all accessory structures, vehicular circulation areas and parking - 65%. (For exceptions, see § 153.082.)

      (2)   Soils classified as wetlands shall be factored into lot coverage calculation based on the following schedule:

         (a)   If the lot is composed of less than 25% of its total area in wetland soils, then 75% of that area classified as wetlands may be used in calculating lot coverage;

         (b)   If the lot has between 25% to 50% of its total area in wetland soils, then 50% of that area classified as wetlands may be used in calculating lot coverage;

         (c)   If the lot has between 50% to 75% of its total area in soils classified as wetlands, then 25% of that area classified as wetlands may be used in calculating lot coverage;

         (d)   If the lot has 75% or more of its total area classified as wetlands, none of that area classified as wetlands may be used in calculating lot coverage.

   (F)   Drainage/stormwater runoff. All development is required to follow the provisions of § 153.070.

   (G)   Land disturbance. See § 153.071.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 04-10, passed 5-26-04; Am. Ord. 05-12, passed 8-8-05; Am. Ord. 16-13, passed 5-14-18; Am. Ord. 17-29, passed 3-8-21; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21; Am. Ord. 19-4, passed 1-10-22)

   (A)   Buildings erected in the Light Industrial Two Zone for residential purposes, including single- family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, hotels, motels, mobile home parks and trailer parks, mobile homes, trailers, other portable-type housing and such other like buildings, shall abide by the setback requirements of the High Density Residential (RH) Zone governing such buildings.

   (B)   Buildings erected for mixed use, namely for both dwellings and business purposes, shall abide by the setback requirements of the Light Industrial Two Zone except when abutting the RL Zoning District where the setback requirements shall abide by the setback requirements of the RH Zone governing such buildings.

   (C)   Buildings erected in the Light Industrial Two Zone for business or industrial purposes exclusively shall comply with the following setback requirements:

      (1)   Side yard. The minimum side yard shall be ten feet. For any structure over 35 feet in total building height, there shall be two feet of side yard setback for each foot of building height over 35 feet in addition to the minimum side yard setback.

      (2)   Front yard. The minimum size for a front yard shall be 30 feet.

      (3)   Rear yard. The minimum size for a rear yard shall be five feet.

      (4)   Double frontage. Where lots have double frontage, the required front yard setbacks shall be required on both streets.

      (5)   Corner lot. The minimum side street setback shall be 15 feet.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 06-01, passed 2-22-06; Am. Ord. 07-06, passed 4-25-07; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21; Am. Ord. 19-17, passed 4-26-23)

   See § 153.077.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   See § 153.076.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   See § 153.073.

(Ord. 91-08, passed 11-18-91; Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)

   For uses abutting residential uses, a sound pressure range of less than 60 decibels must be maintained utilizing an "A" weight scale and a slow response for measurements. For purposes of this section, sounds generated at or on a site by its employees, agents or operations are included.

(Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)