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Lawrence County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 5

GENERAL DISTRICT PROVISIONS

§ II-5.001 INTENT.

   (A)   The following provisions shall apply to all zoning districts as applicable and shall further modify or define provisions within each district.
   (B)   No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used, occupied, and no building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 5, Art. 1)

§ II-5.002 ACCESSORY USES.

   (A)   Within each district, there are certain accessory uses or structures which are commonly allowed within the district.
   (B)   Permitted accessory uses shall:
      (1)   Be customarily incidental to the principal use established on the same lot;
      (2)   Be subordinate to and serve such principal use;
      (3)   Be subordinate in extent and purpose to such principal use;
      (4)   Contribute to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of users of such principal use; and
      (5)   Not be interpreted to allow a structure or use which would be contrary to the use as allowed under the district.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 5, Art. 2)

§ II-5.003 CONDITIONAL USES.

   (A)   Within each district, there are certain uses which are permitted as a conditional use in accordance with the provisions contained in Chapter 19 of this zoning title. The listed conditional uses under each district are illustrative of those which the County Commission may approve temporarily, permanently, or for a specific time interval. Other uses may be allowed, which are not listed, provided they are not contrary to the intent of the district in which they are to be located.
   (B)   Uses which clearly do not meet the intent of the district may be specifically prohibited by the County Commission upon recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Director or the Board.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 5, Art. 3)

§ II-5.004 SECTION LINE SETBACKS.

   In all zoning districts, any part of any principal or accessory building or structure shall be set back a minimum of 58 feet from the center of the section line. No setback shall be required from any legally vacated section line; however, if the vacated section line forms a property line, the applicable side, rear, or front yard setbacks shall be observed.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 5, Art. 4)

§ II-5.005 ADDITIONAL HEIGHT REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Generally. The regulations herein set forth in this section qualify or supplement, as the case may be, the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this title.
   (B)   Permissible heights of 60 and 75 feet.
      (1)   Public, semipublic, or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions, or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 60 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least one foot for each two feet of additional building height above the height limit otherwise provided in the district in which the building is located.
      (2)   Churches and temples and hospitals with a use permit may be erected to a height not exceeding 75 feet if the building is set back from each yard line at least one foot for each two feet of additional building height above the height limit otherwise.
   (C)   Permissible height and area regulations; exceptions to height restrictions.
      (1)   Chimneys, church steeples, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, monuments, stacks, stage towers or scenery lifts, tanks, water towers, and grain elevators, and necessary mechanical appurtenances and the screening required for said appurtenances provided that both the appurtenances and the screening therefor do not cover more than 50% of the roof area, may be erected to a height not exceeding 100 feet.
      (2)   In nonresidential districts only, ornamental towers and spires may be erected to a height not exceeding 60 feet. No ornamental tower or spire shall contain occupied space that is higher than the maximum building height for the zone in which such ornamental tower or spire is located.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 5, Art. 5)

§ II-5.006 PROHIBITED USES.

   All uses and structures not specifically listed as a permitted use, special permitted use, or as a conditional use in a particular zoning district shall be prohibited in said district.
(Ord. 21-04, passed 9-7-2021)