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Mount Holly City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 6

TABLE OF PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES

§ 6.1 RESIDENTIAL USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8 SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Accessory dwelling unit
38
X
X
X
X
X
X
Accessory use or building (non-commercial)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Bed and breakfast
1
X
Dwelling, apartment
5
X
S
X
X
Dwelling, condominium
5
X
X
S
X
X
Dwelling, duplex
40
X
X
Dwelling, mixed-use
X
X
X
X
Dwelling, multi-family
5
X
S
X
X
Dwelling, single-family detached
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Dwelling, townhome
5, 39
X
X
S
X
X
Family care home (6 or less)
2
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Family day-care home (5 or less)
2
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
X
Home occupation
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Mobile home, Class “A”
4
X
X
Mobile home, Class “B” (#, see Manufactured Home Overlay District)
#
#
#
#
#
#
Mobile home park (#,see Manufactured Home Overlay District)
#
#
#
#
#
#
Modular homes
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Planned unit developments (PUD)
6
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
Short-term rental
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Solar energy systems
28
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
S
S
Swimming pools, accessory
7
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Yard sales (no more than 1 per every three months; 4 per year)
23
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed - -2024; Ord. passed 4-14-2025; Ord. passed 9-8-2025)

§ 6.2 RECREATIONAL USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8 SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Amusement arcades and indoor places of entertainment; including bowling alleys, skating rinks and indoor theaters
32
X
X
X
Amusement or water parks
8
X
Associations or organizations, social and fraternal
9
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Auditorium, assembly hall
X
X
X
X
X
Batting cages
8
X
Billiard parlor, pool room
S
Bingo games
X
X
X
Dance studios and schools, including aerobics
X
X
X
X
Dance halls, including night clubs
24
S
S
S
Fortune tellers, astrologers
X
X
Go-cart raceways
8
X
Golf course, including pro shop
10
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Golf driving ranges
8
X
Marinas
X
Martial arts instructional schools
X
X
X
X
Miniature golf facilities
8
X
Outdoor resort
29
S
Indoor miniature golf
8
X
X
Physical fitness centers
X
X
X
X
Public parks
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Recreational facilities, public
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Recreational facilities, private; including country clubs, private neighborhood parks and multi-family recreation areas where the principal use is permitted in a zone
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Recreational facilities; health club, spa and gymnasium (principal use)
X
X
X
X
X
Shooting ranges, indoor
X
Shooting ranges, outdoor, local government only
X
Swim and tennis clubs
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Swimming pools, private
11
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed 7-10-2023)

§ 6.3 EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Ambulance services
X
X
X
X
Cemetery
X
X
X
X
X
X
Churches, synagogues and other associated activities
12
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Colleges or universities
X
Correctional institutions
X
Day care centers (6 or more)
13
X
X
X
X
X
X
Governmental, offices and facilities
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Health and behavioral care facility
X
X
X
X
Hospitals, public and private
X
X
X
X
X
Libraries
X
X
X
X
X
Museums or art galleries
X
X
X
X
X
Nursing and convalescent homes; congregate or group care
12
X
X
X
X
X
Orphanages
X
X
X
Philanthropic institutions
X
X
X
X
X
Post offices
X
X
X
X
Psychiatric hospitals
X
X
X
Public water and sewer lines; provided, minimum water line is 6 inches and minimum sewer line is 8 inches unless otherwise specified by city
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Retreat centers
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Schools, including public schools and private schools, having a curriculum similar to those given in public schools
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Schools, specialty training, such as cosmetology, vocation or trade services, not elsewhere classified, where no retail, wholesale, or repair is conducted
X
Specialty hospitals
X
X
X
X
X
Studios
X
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)

§ 6.4 BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Accounting, auditing or bookkeeping
X
X
X
X
X
Administrative or management services
X
X
X
X
X
Advertising agencies or representatives
X
X
X
X
X
Agencies and offices rendering specialized services not involving retail trade such as real estate, insurance, advertising, architecture, engineering and accounting and not listed elsewhere
X
X
X
X
X
Animal clinics and hospitals; including totally enclosed kennels operated in connection with animal clinics or hospitals
X
X
Animal grooming (no overnight boarding)
36
X
X
X
Automobile body shop
X
X
Automobile parking lots and facilities for permitted uses in the district
X
Automobile parking (commercial)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Automobile rental or leasing
X
X
Automobile repair and service (excluding storage of wrecked or junked vehicles)
X
X
Automobile storage
14
X
X
Automobile towing and storage services
14
X
X
Automobile washing facilities
S
X
Automobile wrecking or junk yards
14
X
Banking, including loan offices and investment houses
S
X
X
X
X
Banking; ATM (stand-alone)
X
Barber and beauty shops
X
X
X
X
X
Building maintenance services
X
Bus stations
X
Chiropractor offices
X
X
X
X
X
Cigar bar and lounge
31
X
Clothing alterations or repairs
X
X
X
X
X
Communicative facilities, including radio and television broadcasting excluding towers that exceed the height limits
X
X
X
Computer maintenance and repair
X
X
X
X
Computer services
X
X
X
X
Contractors’ facilities with open storage
37
X
X
Contractors’ offices (no storage)
X
X
X
X
Convenience food stores
X
X
X
X
X
Dental offices and laboratories
X
X
X
X
X
Doctor’s offices and laboratories
X
X
X
X
X
Drive-in theaters
15
X
S
Dry cleaning and laundry-facilities
X
X
X
X
Economic, sociologic or educational research
X
X
X
X
X
Employment agencies, personnel agencies
X
X
X
X
X
Equipment rental and leasing
X
X
Equipment repairs, heavy
X
Equipment repairs, light
X
X
Exterminating services
X
Finance or loan offices
S
X
X
X
X
Food catering facility
X
X
X
X
Fraternal organizations
X
X
X
X
X
X
Freezer lockers
X
X
Funeral homes
X
X
X
Insurance agencies
X
X
X
X
X
Internal service facilities incidental to permitted uses including cafeterias, day care facilities, snack bars, pharmacies, optical stores and similar retail activities when conducted solely for use of employees, patrons or occasional visitors; provided, such activities are within the principal building and neither the facility in itself nor advertising for it are permitted beyond the premises
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Laundromats
X
X
X
Law offices
X
X
X
X
X
Locksmith shops, including repair
X
X
X
Medical, dental or related offices
X
X
X
X
X
Medical or dental laboratories
X
X
X
X
X
Mini-storage units or warehouses
X
X
Motels and hotels
X
X
X
Motion picture production
X
X
Non-commercial research organizations
X
X
X
X
Office not classified elsewhere; where no retail business is conducted
X
X
X
X
X
Optometrists and ophthalmologists
X
X
X
X
X
Photocopying and duplicating services
X
X
X
Photo finishing laboratory
X
X
Photography studio
X
X
X
X
X
Picture framing shop
X
X
X
Private clubs
X
Psychologists’ offices
X
X
X
X
X
Radio, television or communication towers
16
X
X
Real estate offices
X
X
X
X
X
Recreational vehicle parks or campsites
X
Refrigerator or large appliance repair
X
Rehabilitation or counseling services
X
X
X
X
X
Repair shops not classified elsewhere
X
X
Research, development or testing services
X
X
X
X
Septic tank service
X
X
Service stations (not including truck stops)
X
X
X
Shoe repair or shoeshine shops
X
X
X
Sign shop
X
X
X
X
Stock, security or commodity brokers
X
X
X
X
Structures and uses clearly incidental to a permitted use
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tanning salons
X
X
X
X
Tattoo parlors
X
Tattoo studio
33
X
Taxi terminals
X
X
Taxidermists
X
X
X
Tire recapping
X
Travel agencies
X
X
X
X
X
Truck driving schools
X
Truck and utility trailer rental, sale and leasing, light
X
X
Truck and utility trailer rental, sale and leasing, heavy
X
X
Truck washing
X
Upholstering and furniture refinishing
X
Utility company offices
X
X
X
X
X
Utility stations and plants
X
Veterinary services
X
X
Vocational, business or secretarial schools
X
X
X
X
X
Watch or jewelry repair shops
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed - -; Ord. passed 10-9-2023; Ord. passed 3-11-2024; Ord. passed 6-24-2024)

§ 6.5 RETAIL TRADE USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Antique shops
X
X
X
X
Apparel sales
X
X
X
X
Appliance sales and service
X
X
X
X
Art studios and galleries
X
X
X
X
X
Arts and crafts sales
X
X
X
X
Auction house (totally enclosed)
X
X
X
X
Automobile and truck dealers; new and used
X
X
Automobile parts and supply store
X
X
X
X
Bakeries; retail
X
X
X
X
Bicycle sales and repair
X
X
X
X
Boat dealer; sale or repair
X
Book stores
X
X
X
X
Bottle shop
X
Brew-pub
X
X
X
X
X
Building supply dealers
X
Camera and photography; sales and service
X
X
X
X
Candy stores
X
X
X
X
Carpet sales and storage
X
X
X
X
Catalogue stores
X
X
X
X
Clothing shops
X
X
X
X
Computer sales
X
X
X
X
Dairy product stores
X
X
X
X
Department and variety stores
X
X
X
X
Drug stores and pharmacies (no drive-thru)
X
X
X
X
Drug stores and pharmacies (w/ drive-thru)
S
X
X
X
Electronic product sales
X
X
X
X
Fabric or piece goods store
X
X
X
X
Farm machinery sales and service
X
Farmer’s or produce market
26
X
X
Flea market
X
Floor covering, drapery or upholstery
X
X
X
X
Florist shop
X
X
X
X
Fuel oil sales
X
Furniture sales
X
X
X
X
Furniture repair, including upholstery
X
Garden centers or retail nurseries
X
X
X
Gift, novelty and souvenir shop
X
X
X
X
Grocery store (over 3,000 sq. ft.)
X
X
X
X
Hardware store
X
Hardware store (w/ outside storage)
X
X
Hobby and toy stores
X
X
X
X
Home furnishings, miscellaneous
X
X
X
X
HVAC and the like sales and service
X
X
X
X
Jewelry sales and repair
X
X
X
X
Leather goods sales
X
X
X
X
Lighting good sales
X
X
X
X
Liquor stores
X
X
X
X
Lounge
30
X
Microbrewery
30
S
S
S
S
X
X
Miscellaneous retail sales
X
X
X
X
Mobile home sales and service
X
X
Motorcycle assembly and retail parts sales
27
S
X
Music stores including instrument dealers and repair
X
X
X
X
Newsstands
X
X
X
X
Office supply store
X
X
X
X
Optical goods sale
X
X
X
X
Outfitter
X
X
X
X
X
X
Paint, glass and wallpaper stores
X
X
X
X
Pawn shop
X
X
Pet stores
X
X
X
Radio and television, stores and repairs
X
X
X
X
Record stores (CDs)
X
X
X
X
Recreation vehicles sales and service
X
X
Restaurant
X
X
X
X
X
X
Restaurant (w/ drive-thru)
X
X
X
Restaurant (within other facilities; as long as principal use is permitted)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Service stations (gasoline)
X
X
Shoe sales and/or repair
X
X
X
X
Shopping centers and malls
X
X
X
X
Sporting goods stores
X
X
X
X
Tire dealers and service
X
Tobacco stores
X
X
X
X
Truck stops
X
Video tape (DVD) rental and sales
X
X
X
X
Woodworking shops (retail)
X
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed 7-10-2023)

§ 6.6 WHOLESALE TRADE USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Agricultural, chemical, pesticides, fertilizers
X
X
Agricultural products, other
X
X
Ammunition
X
X
Animals and animal products, other
X
Apparel, piece goods and notions
X
X
X
Bakeries, wholesale
X
X
X
Beer, wine, distilled alcoholic beverages
X
X
X
Books, periodicals and newspapers
X
X
X
Bulk mail and packaging
X
X
X
Chemicals and allied products
X
X
Courier service, central facility
X
X
X
Courier service substation
X
X
X
Drugs and sundries
X
X
X
Durable goods, other
X
X
X
Electrical goods
X
X
X
Farm supplies, other
X
X
X
Flowers, nursery stock and florist supplies
X
X
X
Forest products
X
X
X
Furniture and home furnishings
X
X
X
Grain and field beans
X
X
X
Groceries and related products
X
X
X
Hardware
X
X
X
Jewelry, watches precious stones and metals
X
X
X
Livestock
X
Lumber and other construction materials
X
X
X
Machinery, equipment and supplies
X
X
X
Market showrooms (furniture, apparel and the like)
X
X
X
Metals and minerals
X
X
X
Motor vehicles, parts and services
X
X
X
Moving and storage firms
X
X
X
Paints and varnishes
X
X
X
Paper and paper products
X
X
X
Petroleum and petroleum products
X
Plastic materials
X
X
X
Plumbing and heating equipment
X
X
X
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies
X
X
X
Resins
X
X
X
Scraps and waste materials
14
X
Sporting and recreational goods and supplies
X
X
X
Tobacco and tobacco products
X
X
X
Toys and hobby goods and supplies
X
X
X
Trucking or freight terminals
X
X
X
Utility equipment and storage yards
41
X
X
X
Wallpaper and paint brushes
X
X
X
Warehousing and storage, not including storage of any hazardous materials or waste as determined by any agency of the federal, state or local government
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed 4-14-2025)

§ 6.7 MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Brewery
30
S
S
X
X
X
Chemicals, except acids and glues
X
Clothing and hosiery
X
X
Coffee
X
X
Computer and office equipment
X
X
Concrete, cut stone and clay products
X
Costume jewelry and notions
X
X
Dairy products
X
X
Distillery
30
S
S
X
X
X
Electronic and electronic components and products
X
X
Fabricated metal products and can manufacturing
X
Fabricated valve and wire products
X
X
Fats and oils, animal
X
Fats and oils, plant
X
X
Fish, canned, cured or frozen
X
Floor coverings (including carpet)
X
Food and food products, except stockyards and slaughterhouses
X
Food and related products, miscellaneous
X
Furniture products
X
X
Glass, including fiberglass
X
X
Grain mill products
X
X
Graphite and graphite products
X
X
Heating equipment and plumbing fixtures
X
X
Household appliances
X
X
Hydroelectric power, dams and related facilities
X
Ice
X
X
Industrial and commercial machinery
X
X
Jewelry and silverware (no plating)
X
X
Leather and leather products, excluding tanning
X
Lighting and wiring equipment
X
X
Lumber and wood products
X
X
Machine shops
X
X
Machinery products
X
X
Manufactured housing and wood buildings
X
X
Measurement, analysis and control instruments
X
X
Meat/poultry, packing and processing (no rendering)
X
Medical, dental and surgical equipment
X
X
Metal coating and engraving
X
Metal fasteners (screws, bolts and the like)
X
X
Metal processing
X
X
Metal plating
X
Millwork, plywood and veneer
X
X
Mining and quarrying
20
X
Mixing plants, concrete and asphalt
X
Motor vehicle assembly
X
Motor vehicle parts and accessories
X
X
Motorcycle assembly
S
X
X
Musical instruments
X
X
Paint, varnish and finishes
X
Paper and allied products, except manufacture of the raw product
X
Paper products (no coating or laminating)
X
X
Paper products (coating or laminating)
X
Paperboard containers and boxes
X
X
Pens and art supplies
X
X
Petroleum and related products
21
X
Pharmaceutical preparations
X
X
Photographic equipment
X
X
Pottery and related products
X
X
Plastics
X
Poultry operations, including hatcheries
X
Preserved fruits and vegetables (no can manufacturing)
X
X
Primary metal products and foundries
X
Printing and publishing
X
X
X
Railroad terminal or yard
X
Refuse and raw material hauling
X
Rubber products
X
Salvage yards, scrap processing
14
X
Sawmill or planning mills
X
Signs
X
X
Soaps and cosmetics
X
X
Sporting goods and toys
X
X
Stone and clay products
X
Sugar and confectionary products
X
X
Surface active agents
X
Textile products (no dyeing and finishing)
X
X
Textile products (with dyeing and finishing)
X
Tires and inner tubes
X
Tobacco products
X
Tool products
X
X
Transportation and heavy equipment parts
X
X
Welding operations
X
X
Wood containers
X
X
Winery
30
S
S
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996)

§ 6.8 OTHER USES.

 
Use Types
Note
R-A
R-20
R-12
R-10
R-8SF
R-8MF
RD
MHMU
O&I
B-1
B-2
B-3
L-I
H-I
Adult oriented businesses (@ see Adult Oriented Business Overlay District, § 5.16)
@
Agricultural production (crops)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Agricultural production (livestock)
X
X
X
X
Coexisting
25
X/S
X/S
X/S
X/S
Forestry
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Horticultural specialties
X
X
X
X
X
Private greenhouses
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
 
(Ord. passed 5-13-1996; Ord. passed 10-13-2025)