Manteo City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS1
Sections
- Sec. 1-1.- Short title.
- Sec. 1-2. - Authority.
- Sec. 1-3. - Background and scope.
- Sec. 1-4. - Purpose.
- Sec. 1-5. - Intent.
- Sec. 1-6. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 1-7. - Classification of added territory.
- Sec. 1-8. - Effective date.
- Sec. 1-9. - Relationship to existing zoning, subdivision and flood control ordinances.
- Sec. 1-10. - Relationship to CAMA Land Use Plan, Manteo Plan Update, and Design Guidelines: The Manteo Way of Building.
- Sec. 1-11. - Use, occupancy, and construction.
- Sec. 1-12. - Fees.
- Sec. 1-13. - Severability.
- Sec. 1-14. - Conflict with covenants and other laws.
- Sec. 1-15. - Reduction of lots or areas below minimum.
- Sec. 1-16. - Structure excluded from height limitations.
- Sec. 1-17. - Computation of time.
- Sec. 1-18. - Miscellaneous.
- Sec. 1-19. - Conflicts with state law authority and procedures.
- Sec. 1-20. - Conflicts of interest.
ARTICLE III
DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS AND FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
Sections
- PART I. - BUILDING, ZONING AND SPECIAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS[2]
- Sec. 3-1. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 3-2. - Staff consultation before formal application.
- Sec. 3-3. - Staff consultation after application submittal.
- Sec. 3-4. - Development approvals and determinations.
- Sec. 3-5. - Who may submit permit applications/submission requirements.
- Sec. 3-6. - Applications to be complete.
- Sec. 3-7. - Zoning permits.
- Sec. 3-8. - Special use permits.
- Sec. 3-9. - Burden of presenting evidence; burden of persuasion.
- Sec. 3-10. - Recommendations on special use permit applications.
- Sec. 3-11. - Town commissioners' action on special use permits.
- Sec. 3-12. - Additional requirements on special use permits.
- Sec. 3-13. - Completing developments in phases.
- Sec. 3-14. - Building permits required.
- Sec. 3-15. - Stormwater submittals.
- Sec. 3-16. - Construction inspection, drainage easements, and maintenance covenant.
- Sec. 3-17. - Certificate of occupancy required.
- Sec. 3-18. - Authorizing use or occupancy before completion of development under special use permits.
- Sec. 3-19. - Expiration of permits.
- Sec. 3-20. - Effect of permit on successors and assigns.
- Sec. 3-21. - Amendments to and modifications of permits.
- Sec. 3-22. - Reconsideration of board action.
- Sec. 3-23. - Applications to be processed expeditiously.
- Sec. 3-24. - Maintenance of common areas, improvements, and facilities.
- PART II. - SUBDIVISIONS
- Sec. 3-36. - Regulation of subdivisions.
- Sec. 3-37. - No subdivision without plat approval.
- Sec. 3-38. - Subdivision approval process.
- Sec. 3-39. - Endorsements on subdivision plats.
- Sec. 3-40. - Plat approval not acceptance of dedication offers.
- Sec. 3-41. - Protection against defects.
- Sec. 3-42. - Maintenance of dedicated areas until acceptance.
ARTICLE IX
B-3 ENTRANCE DISTRICT
Sections
ARTICLE XII
USE PROVISIONS
Sections
- PART I. - SPECIFIED USE PROVISIONS
- Sec. 12-1. - Statement of intent.
- Sec. 12-2. - Adult entertainment or sexually oriented businesses.
- Sec. 12-2.1 - Pawnshops.
- Sec. 12-3. - Auto and boat sales, auto and boat repair, and auto body shops.
- Sec. 12-4. - Vehicle and boat storage.
- Sec. 12-5. - Automobile related services.
- Sec. 12-6. - Self-service storage facilities.
- Sec. 12-7. - Marinas.
- Sec. 12-8. - Telecommunications towers.
- Sec. 12-8.1. - Wind generation facility.
- PART II. - GENERAL USE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE XIII
ACCESS MANAGEMENT, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Sections
- Sec. 13-1.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 13-2. - Access and curb cuts.
- Sec. 13-3. - Vision clearance at intersections.
- Sec. 13-4. - Access to lots.
- Sec. 13-5. - Conformity of proposed roads to existing maps or plans.
- Sec. 13-6. - Coordination with surrounding streets.
- Sec. 13-7. - Street width requirements.
- Sec. 13-8. - Street intersections.
- Sec. 13-9. - Sidewalk requirements.
- Sec. 13-10. - Street names and house numbers.
ARTICLE XIV
PARKING
Sections
- Sec. 14-1.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 14-2. - Number of parking spaces required.
- Sec. 14-3. - Table of parking requirements.
- Sec. 14-4. - Parking space dimensions.
- Sec. 14-5. - Required widths of parking area aisles and driveways.
- Sec. 14-6. - General design requirements.
- Sec. 14-7. - Parking lot surfaces.
- Sec. 14-8. - Joint use of required parking spaces.
- Sec. 14-9. - Satellite parking.
- Sec. 14-10. - Loading and unloading areas.
ARTICLE XV
SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING
Sections
- PART I. - BUFFERS
- PART II. - SHADING
- PART III. - SCREENING OF DUMPSTERS
- PART IV. - SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL LANDSCAPED AREAS
ARTICLE XVII
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 17-1.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 17-2. - Applicability and exemptions.
- Sec. 17-3. - Connections and discharges to the stormwater system.
- Sec. 17-4. - Design and standard details.
- Sec. 17-5. - General stormwater management criteria.
- Sec. 17-6. - Stormwater devices.
- Sec. 17-7. - General performance criteria.
ARTICLE XVIII
SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 18-1.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 18-2. - Permit required for signs.
- Sec. 18-3. - Materials and design.
- Sec. 18-4. - Inspection required.
- Sec. 18-5. - Illuminated signs.
- Sec. 18-6. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 18-7. - Signs permitted in R-2, R-2M and R-5 districts.
- Sec. 18-8. - Signs permitted in B-1 district.
- Sec. 18-9. - Signs permitted in the B-2 district.
- Sec. 18-10. - Signs permitted in the B-3 and B-4 districts.
- Sec. 18-11. - Exempt signs and flags.
- Sec. 18-12. - Banners located within a right-of-way.
ARTICLE XIX
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Sections
ARTICLE XXI
NONCONFORMING SITUATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 21-1.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 21-2. - Continuation of nonconforming situations and completion of nonconforming projects.
- Sec. 21-3. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 21-4. - Extension or enlargement of nonconforming situations.
- Sec. 21-5. - Repair, maintenance and reconstruction.
- Sec. 21-6. - Change in use of property where a nonconforming situation exists.
- Sec. 21-7. - Abandonment and discontinuance of nonconforming situations.
- Sec. 21-8. - Completion of nonconforming projects.
ARTICLE XXV
AMENDMENTS
Sections
ARTICLE XXVI
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- PART I. - FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION[1]
- (A) - STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
- (B) - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Sec. 26-6. - Lands to which this ordinance applies.
- Sec. 26-7. - Basis for establishing the special flood hazard areas.
- Sec. 26-8. - Establishment of floodplain development permit.
- Sec. 26-9. - Compliance.
- Sec. 26-10. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 26-11. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 26-12. - Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- Sec. 26-13. - Penalties for violation.
- (C) - ADMINISTRATION
- (D) - PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
- Sec. 26-19. - General standards.
- Sec. 26-20. - Specific standards.
- Sec. 26-22. - Standards for floodplains without established base flood elevations.
- Sec. 26-23. - Standards for riverine floodplains with base flood elevations but without established floodways or non-encroachment areas.
- Sec. 26-24. - Floodways and non-encroachment areas.
- Sec. 26-25. - Coastal high hazard areas (zones VE).
- (E) - LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
- PART II. - DRAINAGE
- PART III. - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
- PART IV. - EROSION