Littleton City Zoning Code

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 153.090 DISTRICTS; ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

For the purposes of this chapter, the zoning jurisdiction of the town is divided into the following districts.

(A) Residential-agricultural district (RA). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for low-density residential development and agriculture in areas outside the corporate limits of the town.

(B) Residential district (R-15). The purpose of this district is to provide for existing residential subdivisions and the establishment of new subdivisions.

(C) Single-family and multi-family residential district (R-10). The purpose of this district is to provide for a compatible mixture of single-family dwellings and multi-family buildings and complexes.

(D) Mobile home residential district (RMH). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for the location of mobile homes.

(E) Commercial (C). The purpose of this district shall be to provide areas for offices, services and businesses.

(F) Light industrial district (LI). The purpose of this district is to provide locations for manufacturing, wholesaling and warehousing uses which can be conducted without producing harmful effects on the citizens of the town’s area.

(G) Heavy industrial district (HI). The purpose of this district is to provide locations for manufacturing, wholesaling and warehousing uses which are more intense than the light industrial district (LI).

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.091 ZONING MAP.

(A) The boundaries of the districts are hereby established as shown upon the map accompanying this chapter and made a part hereof. The zoning map and all the notations, references and all amendments thereto, and other information shown thereon is hereby made a part of this chapter and the same as if the information set forth on the map were all fully described and set out in this chapter. The zoning map properly attested is on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator and is available for inspection by the public. The zoning map and any other land development map may be maintained in paper or digital format.

(B) In creation, by this chapter, of the respective districts, the Board of Commissioners has given due and careful consideration to the peculiar suitability of each and every district for the particular regulations applied thereto, and the necessary, proper and comprehensive groupings and arrangements of the various uses and densities of population in accordance with a well-considered plan for the development of the town and its extraterritorial area.

(C) Development regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter may reference or incorporate by reference flood insurance rate maps, watershed boundary maps or other maps officially adopted or promulgated by state and federal agencies, as further provided by G.S. § 160D-105. For these maps a regulation text or zoning map may reference a specific officially adopted map or may incorporate by reference the most recent officially adopted version of such maps. When zoning district boundaries are based on maps that reference a specific officially adopted map or incorporate by reference the most recent officially adopted version of such maps, the zoning district boundaries are automatically amended to remain consistent with changes in the officially promulgated state or federal maps, provided a copy of the currently effective version of any incorporated map shall be maintained for public inspection.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.092 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

(A) The boundaries of the districts as are shown upon the map adopted by this chapter are hereby adopted, and the provisions of this chapter governing the use of land and buildings, the height of buildings, the sizes of yards about buildings and other matters as hereinafter set forth, are hereby established and declared to be in effect upon all land included within the boundaries of each and every zone shown upon the map.

(B) If uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of the use districts shown on the official zoning map which is not resolved by the ordinances establishing and amending the boundaries, the following rules shall apply:

(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerline.

(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines.

(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following governmental incorporation or extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries shall be construed as following the jurisdictional boundaries.

(4) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center of railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

(5) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streams, rivers, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed as following the centerline.

(6) Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow the shorelines, and if the shoreline is changed either naturally or as permitted by law, the boundary shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline.

(7) Boundaries indicated as following the contours of certain elevations or soils of a particular type shall be construed as following the actual height or soil contour as determined by accepted surveying practices.

(8) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of natural or human-made features indicated in divisions (B) through (B)(7) above shall be so construed.

(9) Distances not specifically indicated shall be determined by the scale of the official zoning map. Where uncertainties continue to exist after application of the above rules, appeal may be taken to the Board of Adjustment as provided in §§ 153.055 through 153.062 of this code.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.093 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; AMENDMENTS.

(A) Amendments to the official zoning map shall be adopted by ordinance as provided in §§ 153.035 through 153.040 of this code.

(B) Promptly after the adoption of an amendment, the Zoning Administrator shall alter or cause to be altered, the official zoning map to indicate the amendment.

(C) The Clerk shall enter in writing upon the face of the map a certification indicating the alteration and citing the date of adoption and effective date of the amendment, as well as the book and page of record of the ordinance amending the map.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.094 TRUE COPY OF MAP TO BE MAINTAINED.

(A) The Chairperson of the Planning Board shall also maintain a true copy of the official zoning map which shall include thereon all matters shown on the official zoning map.

(B) The true copy shall have no legal effect except as provided in § 153.095 of this code.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.095 REPLACEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND TRUE COPY.

(A) If the official zoning map is damaged, lost or destroyed in whole or in part, the governing body may, by resolution, adopt the true copy in whole or in part as the official zoning map, and the Zoning Administrator and Clerk shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a new true copy of the official zoning map. From time to time, the Board of Commissioners may by resolution adopt a new official zoning map if the prior map becomes difficult to interpret due to the number of amendments or other matters shown thereon, or if the Board of Commissioners desires to replace the map for other reasons, provided that the new map is an exact copy of the prior map.

(B) The Zoning Administrator and Clerk shall preserve any and all remaining parts of all prior official zoning maps and true copies thereof pursuant to G.S. § 160D-105, together with all available records pertaining to their adoption, amendment or repeal.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.096 DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS.

(A) Table of permitted uses. Uses allowed in the districts named in this chapter shall be in accordance with the following table in which “x” signifies that the use is permitted as of right, “s” indicates that the use is a special use which requires approval of the Board of Adjustment, “c” indicates that the use requires conditional zoning and approval of the Board of Commissioners and a blank indicates that the use is not permitted in that zoning district.

(B) Residential districts.

Use	Districts
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Any agricultural or horticultural use except commercial nurseries, commercial chicken house, yard or hatchery, dairy, livestock pen or yard, horse or mule stable, pigpen or hog pen or any other use of land for keeping and raising animals or fowls for commercial purposes. Non-commercial buildings or structures used for keeping of livestock, fowls or other non-commercial use permitted shall be located in the rear yard	x
Bed and breakfast facility			x
Cemeteries	x	x	x	x
Churches, temples, synagogues	x	x	x	x
Community centers	x	s	s	s
Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses	x
Community shelter	s	s	s	s
Day nurseries	x	x	x	x
Family care homes for disabled persons as defined in G.S. Ch. 168 Article 3, provided that no home may be located within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care home	x	x	x	x
Farming, including sale of products on property where produced	x
Fraternal organizations not opened to the public	s	s	s	s
Golf courses, excluding carpet or miniature	x	x		x
Hospitals, clinics (except animal hospitals), nursing homes, rest homes	x		x	x
Kindergartens	x	x	x	x
Libraries	x	x	x	x
Mobile homes on individual lots (double-wides or greater)	s			x
Mobile home parks				c
Modular homes	s	s	s
Multi-family dwellings and complexes			s
Museums	x	x	x	x
Parks	x	x	x	x
Planned unit development	c	c	c	c
Playgrounds	x	x	x	x
Private clubs	s	s	s	s
Professional offices and sales offices for items not delivered from or stored on the premises	s	s	s	s
Public buildings; uses and utilities	c	c	c	c
Public education institutions and private schools having a curriculum the same as ordinary given in public schools	x	x	x	x
Radio and television stations and transmission towers	s
Single-family dwelling on individual lot	x	x	x	x
Temporary uses that are not sponsored by the town such as circuses, carnivals, fairs and the like	c	c	c	c
Three or four family dwelling in one building			x
Townhouses			s
Two-family dwelling	x	x	x	x

(C) Dimensional requirements. Where there is no public water and/or sewer, lots must meet the requirements of the county’s Health Department as well as the requirements of this section.

Use	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Multi-family dwelling			20,000 for three units plus 5,000 for each additional unit
Other proposed building or use	20,000	20,000	15,000	15,000
Single-family dwelling	20,000	15,000	10,000	10,000
Two-family dwelling or two town house units	20,000	25,000	15,000	12,000
Minimum depth (feet)	150	150	100	100
Multi-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Other principal building or use	100	100	100	100
Single-family dwelling	100	75	80	80
Townhouse*	100	100	100	100
Two-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Minimum Required Yards (Setback) (feet)
Front	30	30	30	30
Maximum height (feet)	35	35	35	35
Maximum lot coverage (percent)	40	40	40	40
Rear	25	25	25	25
Side (eachside)	15	15	15	15
* Refers to site on which townhouse is built, not individual townhouse lots.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.097 COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS

(A) Table of permitted uses. Uses allowed in the districts named in this section shall be in accordance with the following table in which “x” signifies that the use is permitted as the right, “s” indicates that the use is a special use which requires approval of the Board of Adjustment, “c” indicates that the use requires conditional zoning and approval of the Board of Commissioners and blank indicates that the use is not permitted in that zoning district.

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Adult establishment	c
Any agricultural or horticultural use in accordance with the animal and livestock ordinances of the town	x	x
Any manufacturing, processing or warehousing use or public use or public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, except acid manufacture, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris, manufacture, distillation of bones, explosives manufacture or storage, fat rending, fish and/or fertilizer, plant, garbage, waste parts or dead animal reduction or dumping, gas manufacture, glue manufacture, stockyards or slaughter of animals, tannery or pulp manufacture		x
Any manufacturing, processing, warehousing or transportation use or public use or utility which involves outdoor storage, service, operations, emits or will emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, or involves storage of combustible materials or is among the uses listed as exceptions in the list immediately above
Any retail or wholesale businesses, service establishments, public uses or utility other than those specifically listed which have outdoor sales, service or storage areas; emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes or noise from the building in which they are located; or involve possible fire hazards	s
Any retail or wholesale business, service establishment, public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke (other than restaurants), odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located and does not involve bulk storage of volatile materials or other fire hazards, except commercial amusements	x
Assembly halls, including churches	x	x
Automobile service stations and repair shops	x
Cafeterias and snack bars for plant employees and offices of plants shall be considered an accessory use
Car washes	x
Commercial Amusements, including electronic gaming operations (as defined in § 111.01 of this code), arcades or similar forms of amusement and entertainment within the establishment	c
Financial institutions	x
Hotels and motels, including short-term residential rental units	x
Offices-business, professional and public	x
Restaurants	x
Shopping centers	x

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Maximum lot coverage after required setbacks, landscape buffering and the like (percent)	40	40	40
Maximum permitted height (feet)	50	50	50
Minimum lot area (square feet)	20,000 per site; more than one use can be grouped on a site or in a building	20,000	20,000
Minimum lot depth (feet)	150	150	200
Minimum lot width (feet)	100	100	100
Minimum yards/setback (feet)
Front	*	50	50
Side (each side)	*	20	20
Rear	*	25	40
* No yards are required where a lot abuts commercially or industrially zoned property.

(1) Where the front of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required front yard of 30 feet.

(2) Where the side of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required side yard of 15 feet.

(3) Where the rear of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required rear yard of 25 feet.

(Ord. 21-009, passed 7-26-2021; Ord. 21, passed - -; Ord. 20-010, passed 11-24-2020)

Littleton City Zoning Code

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 153.090 DISTRICTS; ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

For the purposes of this chapter, the zoning jurisdiction of the town is divided into the following districts.

(A) Residential-agricultural district (RA). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for low-density residential development and agriculture in areas outside the corporate limits of the town.

(B) Residential district (R-15). The purpose of this district is to provide for existing residential subdivisions and the establishment of new subdivisions.

(D) Mobile home residential district (RMH). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for the location of mobile homes.

(E) Commercial (C). The purpose of this district shall be to provide areas for offices, services and businesses.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.091 ZONING MAP.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.092 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerline.

(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines.

(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following governmental incorporation or extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries shall be construed as following the jurisdictional boundaries.

(4) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center of railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

(5) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streams, rivers, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed as following the centerline.

(8) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of natural or human-made features indicated in divisions (B) through (B)(7) above shall be so construed.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.093 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; AMENDMENTS.

(A) Amendments to the official zoning map shall be adopted by ordinance as provided in §§ 153.035 through 153.040 of this code.

(B) Promptly after the adoption of an amendment, the Zoning Administrator shall alter or cause to be altered, the official zoning map to indicate the amendment.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.094 TRUE COPY OF MAP TO BE MAINTAINED.

(A) The Chairperson of the Planning Board shall also maintain a true copy of the official zoning map which shall include thereon all matters shown on the official zoning map.

(B) The true copy shall have no legal effect except as provided in § 153.095 of this code.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.095 REPLACEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND TRUE COPY.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.096 DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS.

(B) Residential districts.

Use	Districts
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Any agricultural or horticultural use except commercial nurseries, commercial chicken house, yard or hatchery, dairy, livestock pen or yard, horse or mule stable, pigpen or hog pen or any other use of land for keeping and raising animals or fowls for commercial purposes. Non-commercial buildings or structures used for keeping of livestock, fowls or other non-commercial use permitted shall be located in the rear yard	x
Bed and breakfast facility			x
Cemeteries	x	x	x	x
Churches, temples, synagogues	x	x	x	x
Community centers	x	s	s	s
Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses	x
Community shelter	s	s	s	s
Day nurseries	x	x	x	x
Family care homes for disabled persons as defined in G.S. Ch. 168 Article 3, provided that no home may be located within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care home	x	x	x	x
Farming, including sale of products on property where produced	x
Fraternal organizations not opened to the public	s	s	s	s
Golf courses, excluding carpet or miniature	x	x		x
Hospitals, clinics (except animal hospitals), nursing homes, rest homes	x		x	x
Kindergartens	x	x	x	x
Libraries	x	x	x	x
Mobile homes on individual lots (double-wides or greater)	s			x
Mobile home parks				c
Modular homes	s	s	s
Multi-family dwellings and complexes			s
Museums	x	x	x	x
Parks	x	x	x	x
Planned unit development	c	c	c	c
Playgrounds	x	x	x	x
Private clubs	s	s	s	s
Professional offices and sales offices for items not delivered from or stored on the premises	s	s	s	s
Public buildings; uses and utilities	c	c	c	c
Public education institutions and private schools having a curriculum the same as ordinary given in public schools	x	x	x	x
Radio and television stations and transmission towers	s
Single-family dwelling on individual lot	x	x	x	x
Temporary uses that are not sponsored by the town such as circuses, carnivals, fairs and the like	c	c	c	c
Three or four family dwelling in one building			x
Townhouses			s
Two-family dwelling	x	x	x	x

(C) Dimensional requirements. Where there is no public water and/or sewer, lots must meet the requirements of the county’s Health Department as well as the requirements of this section.

Use	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Multi-family dwelling			20,000 for three units plus 5,000 for each additional unit
Other proposed building or use	20,000	20,000	15,000	15,000
Single-family dwelling	20,000	15,000	10,000	10,000
Two-family dwelling or two town house units	20,000	25,000	15,000	12,000
Minimum depth (feet)	150	150	100	100
Multi-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Other principal building or use	100	100	100	100
Single-family dwelling	100	75	80	80
Townhouse*	100	100	100	100
Two-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Minimum Required Yards (Setback) (feet)
Front	30	30	30	30
Maximum height (feet)	35	35	35	35
Maximum lot coverage (percent)	40	40	40	40
Rear	25	25	25	25
Side (eachside)	15	15	15	15
* Refers to site on which townhouse is built, not individual townhouse lots.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.097 COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Adult establishment	c
Any agricultural or horticultural use in accordance with the animal and livestock ordinances of the town	x	x
Any manufacturing, processing or warehousing use or public use or public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, except acid manufacture, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris, manufacture, distillation of bones, explosives manufacture or storage, fat rending, fish and/or fertilizer, plant, garbage, waste parts or dead animal reduction or dumping, gas manufacture, glue manufacture, stockyards or slaughter of animals, tannery or pulp manufacture		x
Any manufacturing, processing, warehousing or transportation use or public use or utility which involves outdoor storage, service, operations, emits or will emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, or involves storage of combustible materials or is among the uses listed as exceptions in the list immediately above
Any retail or wholesale businesses, service establishments, public uses or utility other than those specifically listed which have outdoor sales, service or storage areas; emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes or noise from the building in which they are located; or involve possible fire hazards	s
Any retail or wholesale business, service establishment, public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke (other than restaurants), odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located and does not involve bulk storage of volatile materials or other fire hazards, except commercial amusements	x
Assembly halls, including churches	x	x
Automobile service stations and repair shops	x
Cafeterias and snack bars for plant employees and offices of plants shall be considered an accessory use
Car washes	x
Commercial Amusements, including electronic gaming operations (as defined in § 111.01 of this code), arcades or similar forms of amusement and entertainment within the establishment	c
Financial institutions	x
Hotels and motels, including short-term residential rental units	x
Offices-business, professional and public	x
Restaurants	x
Shopping centers	x

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Maximum lot coverage after required setbacks, landscape buffering and the like (percent)	40	40	40
Maximum permitted height (feet)	50	50	50
Minimum lot area (square feet)	20,000 per site; more than one use can be grouped on a site or in a building	20,000	20,000
Minimum lot depth (feet)	150	150	200
Minimum lot width (feet)	100	100	100
Minimum yards/setback (feet)
Front	*	50	50
Side (each side)	*	20	20
Rear	*	25	40
* No yards are required where a lot abuts commercially or industrially zoned property.

(1) Where the front of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required front yard of 30 feet.

(2) Where the side of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required side yard of 15 feet.

(3) Where the rear of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required rear yard of 25 feet.

(Ord. 21-009, passed 7-26-2021; Ord. 21, passed - -; Ord. 20-010, passed 11-24-2020)

Littleton City Zoning Code

DISTRICT REGULATIONS

§ 153.090 DISTRICTS; ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

For the purposes of this chapter, the zoning jurisdiction of the town is divided into the following districts.

(A) Residential-agricultural district (RA). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for low-density residential development and agriculture in areas outside the corporate limits of the town.

(B) Residential district (R-15). The purpose of this district is to provide for existing residential subdivisions and the establishment of new subdivisions.

(D) Mobile home residential district (RMH). The purpose of this district is to provide areas for the location of mobile homes.

(E) Commercial (C). The purpose of this district shall be to provide areas for offices, services and businesses.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.091 ZONING MAP.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.092 INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES.

(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerline.

(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines.

(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following governmental incorporation or extraterritorial jurisdiction boundaries shall be construed as following the jurisdictional boundaries.

(4) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center of railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

(5) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streams, rivers, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed as following the centerline.

(8) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of natural or human-made features indicated in divisions (B) through (B)(7) above shall be so construed.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.093 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; AMENDMENTS.

(A) Amendments to the official zoning map shall be adopted by ordinance as provided in §§ 153.035 through 153.040 of this code.

(B) Promptly after the adoption of an amendment, the Zoning Administrator shall alter or cause to be altered, the official zoning map to indicate the amendment.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.094 TRUE COPY OF MAP TO BE MAINTAINED.

(A) The Chairperson of the Planning Board shall also maintain a true copy of the official zoning map which shall include thereon all matters shown on the official zoning map.

(B) The true copy shall have no legal effect except as provided in § 153.095 of this code.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.095 REPLACEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND TRUE COPY.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.096 DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS.

(B) Residential districts.

Use	Districts
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Any agricultural or horticultural use except commercial nurseries, commercial chicken house, yard or hatchery, dairy, livestock pen or yard, horse or mule stable, pigpen or hog pen or any other use of land for keeping and raising animals or fowls for commercial purposes. Non-commercial buildings or structures used for keeping of livestock, fowls or other non-commercial use permitted shall be located in the rear yard	x
Bed and breakfast facility			x
Cemeteries	x	x	x	x
Churches, temples, synagogues	x	x	x	x
Community centers	x	s	s	s
Commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses	x
Community shelter	s	s	s	s
Day nurseries	x	x	x	x
Family care homes for disabled persons as defined in G.S. Ch. 168 Article 3, provided that no home may be located within a one-half mile radius of an existing family care home	x	x	x	x
Farming, including sale of products on property where produced	x
Fraternal organizations not opened to the public	s	s	s	s
Golf courses, excluding carpet or miniature	x	x		x
Hospitals, clinics (except animal hospitals), nursing homes, rest homes	x		x	x
Kindergartens	x	x	x	x
Libraries	x	x	x	x
Mobile homes on individual lots (double-wides or greater)	s			x
Mobile home parks				c
Modular homes	s	s	s
Multi-family dwellings and complexes			s
Museums	x	x	x	x
Parks	x	x	x	x
Planned unit development	c	c	c	c
Playgrounds	x	x	x	x
Private clubs	s	s	s	s
Professional offices and sales offices for items not delivered from or stored on the premises	s	s	s	s
Public buildings; uses and utilities	c	c	c	c
Public education institutions and private schools having a curriculum the same as ordinary given in public schools	x	x	x	x
Radio and television stations and transmission towers	s
Single-family dwelling on individual lot	x	x	x	x
Temporary uses that are not sponsored by the town such as circuses, carnivals, fairs and the like	c	c	c	c
Three or four family dwelling in one building			x
Townhouses			s
Two-family dwelling	x	x	x	x

(C) Dimensional requirements. Where there is no public water and/or sewer, lots must meet the requirements of the county’s Health Department as well as the requirements of this section.

Use	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
Use	RA	R-15	R-10	RMH
Multi-family dwelling			20,000 for three units plus 5,000 for each additional unit
Other proposed building or use	20,000	20,000	15,000	15,000
Single-family dwelling	20,000	15,000	10,000	10,000
Two-family dwelling or two town house units	20,000	25,000	15,000	12,000
Minimum depth (feet)	150	150	100	100
Multi-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Other principal building or use	100	100	100	100
Single-family dwelling	100	75	80	80
Townhouse*	100	100	100	100
Two-family dwelling	100	100	100	100
Minimum Required Yards (Setback) (feet)
Front	30	30	30	30
Maximum height (feet)	35	35	35	35
Maximum lot coverage (percent)	40	40	40	40
Rear	25	25	25	25
Side (eachside)	15	15	15	15
* Refers to site on which townhouse is built, not individual townhouse lots.

(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)

§ 153.097 COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; REGULATIONS

(B) Commercial and industrial districts.

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Adult establishment	c
Any agricultural or horticultural use in accordance with the animal and livestock ordinances of the town	x	x
Any manufacturing, processing or warehousing use or public use or public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, except acid manufacture, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris, manufacture, distillation of bones, explosives manufacture or storage, fat rending, fish and/or fertilizer, plant, garbage, waste parts or dead animal reduction or dumping, gas manufacture, glue manufacture, stockyards or slaughter of animals, tannery or pulp manufacture		x
Any manufacturing, processing, warehousing or transportation use or public use or utility which involves outdoor storage, service, operations, emits or will emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located, or involves storage of combustible materials or is among the uses listed as exceptions in the list immediately above
Any retail or wholesale businesses, service establishments, public uses or utility other than those specifically listed which have outdoor sales, service or storage areas; emit smoke, odor, dust, fumes or noise from the building in which they are located; or involve possible fire hazards	s
Any retail or wholesale business, service establishment, public use or utility which is enclosed in a building and does not emit smoke (other than restaurants), odor, dust, fumes, glare, noise or vibration from the building in which it is located and does not involve bulk storage of volatile materials or other fire hazards, except commercial amusements	x
Assembly halls, including churches	x	x
Automobile service stations and repair shops	x
Cafeterias and snack bars for plant employees and offices of plants shall be considered an accessory use
Car washes	x
Commercial Amusements, including electronic gaming operations (as defined in § 111.01 of this code), arcades or similar forms of amusement and entertainment within the establishment	c
Financial institutions	x
Hotels and motels, including short-term residential rental units	x
Offices-business, professional and public	x
Restaurants	x
Shopping centers	x

Use	Districts
Use	C	LI	HI
Maximum lot coverage after required setbacks, landscape buffering and the like (percent)	40	40	40
Maximum permitted height (feet)	50	50	50
Minimum lot area (square feet)	20,000 per site; more than one use can be grouped on a site or in a building	20,000	20,000
Minimum lot depth (feet)	150	150	200
Minimum lot width (feet)	100	100	100
Minimum yards/setback (feet)
Front	*	50	50
Side (each side)	*	20	20
Rear	*	25	40
* No yards are required where a lot abuts commercially or industrially zoned property.

(1) Where the front of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required front yard of 30 feet.

(2) Where the side of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required side yard of 15 feet.

(3) Where the rear of a commercial lot abuts upon a residentially zoned lot without being separated by a street, there shall be a minimum required rear yard of 25 feet.

(Ord. 21-009, passed 7-26-2021; Ord. 21, passed - -; Ord. 20-010, passed 11-24-2020)