Oak Ridge City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
- Sec. 30-59. - Establishment and authority.
- Sec. 30-60. - General duties of enforcement officer.
- Sec. 30-61. - Flood hazard administrator duties.
- Sec. 30-62. - Airport zoning duties of enforcement officer.
- Sec. 30-63. - Deviation to dimensional requirement.
- Sec. 30-64. - Historic district requirements.
- Sec. 30-65. - Stormwater administrator powers and duties.
- DIVISION 3. - APPEALS
ARTICLE IV
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
- DIVISION 3. - BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT[1]
- Sec. 30-190. - Authority.
- Sec. 30-191. - Membership, powers and duties.
- Sec. 30-192. - General procedural standards.
- Sec. 30-193. - Voting.
- Sec. 30-194. - Appeals to the board.
- Sec. 30-195. - Variances.
- Sec. 30-196. - Flood hazard appeals.
- Sec. 30-197. - Disposition and judicial review.
- Sec. 30-198. - Reserved.
- DIVISION 4. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
- DIVISION 5. - STANDING BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
ARTICLE V
- ENFORCEMENT2
Sections
- Sec. 30-253.- Violations.
- Sec. 30-254. - Remedies for violations.
- Sec. 30-255. - Enforcement procedures.
- Sec. 30-257. - Civil penalties, soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- Sec. 30-258. - Criminal penalty, soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- Sec. 30-259. - Injunctive relief, soil erosion, and sedimentation control.
- Sec. 30-260. - Action by others.
ARTICLE VI
PERMITS AND PROCEDURES
Sections
- Sec. 30-290.- Permit required.
- Sec. 30-291. - Permit exemptions.
- Sec. 30-292. - Permit applications.
- Sec. 30-293. - Permit issuance.
- Sec. 30-294. - Permit appeals.
- Sec. 30-295. - Inspections and investigations.
- Sec. 30-296. - Permit expiration.
- Sec. 30-297. - Certification requirements.
- Sec. 30-298. - Dedication or reservation of right-of-way.
- Sec. 30-299. - Sureties or improvement guarantees.
- Sec. 30-300. - Site plan and plot plan procedures.
- Sec. 30-301. - Zoning map and text amendments.
- Sec. 30-302. - Conditional zoning and special use permits.
- Sec. 30-303. - Nonconforming lots, uses and structures.
- Sec. 30-304. - Historic districts.
- Sec. 30-305. - Zoning vested rights.
- Sec. 30-306. - Development agreements.
ARTICLE VII
ZONING
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 3. - ACCESSORY USES, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- DIVISION 4. - SUPPLEMENTARY DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 5. - ZONE LOT REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 6. - LOT SIZE REDUCTION PROHIBITIONS
- DIVISION 7. - SPECIAL-PURPOSE LOTS
- DIVISION 8. - PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
- DIVISION 9. - RURAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
- DIVISION 10. - OVERLAY DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE VIII
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PREAPPLICATION PROCEDURES
- DIVISION 3. - PRELIMINARY PLAT
- Sec. 30-676. - Required.
- Sec. 30-677. - Preparation.
- Sec. 30-678. - Submission.
- Sec. 30-679. - Preliminary plat approvals.
- Sec. 30-680. - Action by planning and zoning board.
- Sec. 30-681. - Action by town council.
- Sec. 30-682. - Environmental health division approval.
- Sec. 30-683. - Appeals.
- Sec. 30-684. - Fees.
- DIVISION 4. - STREET AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION
- DIVISION 5. - PERMANENT RUNOFF CONTROL STRUCTURES AND SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL DEVICES INSTALLATION
- DIVISION 6. - OWNER'S ASSOCIATION
- DIVISION 7. - FINAL PLAT
- DIVISION 8. - WAIVERS
- DIVISION 9. - SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
ARTICLE IX
- DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 2. - SIGN REGULATIONS[3]
- Sec. 30-924.- General.
- Sec. 30-925. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 30-926. - Signs exempt from regulation.
- Sec. 30-927. - Signs that do not require a permit.
- Sec. 30-928. - Computation of sign area.
- Sec. 30-929. - Location, construction and maintenance specifications.
- Sec. 30-930. - Master or common signage plan.
- Sec. 30-931. - Permits to construct or modify signs.
- Sec. 30-932. - Compliance with the article.
- Sec. 30-933. - Enforcement procedures for prohibited signs.
- DIVISION 3. - OFF-STREET PARKING, STACKING AND LOADING AREAS
- DIVISION 4. - LANDSCAPING AND TREE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 30-985.- Applicability.
- Sec. 30-986. - Planting yards.
- Sec. 30-987. - Planting yard determination.
- Sec. 30-988. - Landscaping design and maintenance standards.
- Sec. 30-989. - Procedures.
- Sec. 30-990. - Alternate methods of compliance.
- Sec. 30-991. - Provisions for preservation of existing trees.
- Sec. 30-992. - Tree coverage and protection standards.
- Sec. 30-993. - Tree coverage.
- Sec. 30-994. - Preserved tree coverage.
- Sec. 30-995. - Replacement tree coverage.
- Sec. 30-996. - Penalties for destruction of existing vegetation.
- Sec. 30-997. - Restriction of clear cutting in anticipation of development.
- DIVISION 5. - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL USES
- Sec. 30-1011.- Application of development standards.
- Sec. 30-1012. - Standards for all uses.
- Sec. 30-1013. - Accessory dwelling units on single-family lots, see figure 6-K.
- Sec. 30-1014. - Adult-oriented establishment, principal or accessory use.
- Sec. 30-1015. - Agricultural production, livestock.
- Sec. 30-1016. - Advertising service, outdoor.
- Sec. 30-1017. - Agricultural chemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers; agricultural products; animal and animal products; farm supplies; flowers nursery stock and florist supplies; forest products; grain and field beans; and livestock; wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1018. - Agricultural products, other, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1019. - Airports and flying fields.
- Sec. 30-1020. - Ammunition, small arms.
- Sec. 30-1021. - Amusement park.
- Sec. 30-1022. - Animal services, other, kennels, and pet grooming.
- Sec. 30-1023. - Animal and animal products, other, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1024. - Athletic fields.
- Sec. 30-1025. - Automotive towing and storage service.
- Sec. 30-1026. - Banks, savings and loan, or credit unions.
- Sec. 30-1027. - Bars.
- Sec. 30-1028. - Barber shop, beauty shop.
- Sec. 30-1029. - Batting cages.
- Sec. 30-1030. - Beauty shop.
- Sec. 30-1031. - Beneficial fill area.
- Sec. 30-1032. - Building supply sales with storage yard.
- Sec. 30-1033. - Caretaker dwelling.
- Sec. 30-1034. - Carwash.
- Sec. 30-1035. - Cemetery/mausoleum.
- Sec. 30-1036. - Church.
- Sec. 30-1037. - Club or lodge.
- Sec. 30-1038. - Computer sales.
- Sec. 30-1039. - Congregate care facility.
- Sec. 30-1040. - Convenience store with gasoline pumps.
- Sec. 30-1041. - Convenience store without gasoline pumps.
- Sec. 30-1042. - Country club with golf course, swim and tennis club.
- Sec. 30-1043. - Day care center, child or adult.
- Sec. 30-1044. - Drugstore.
- Sec. 30-1044.5. - Electronic gaming operation/sweepstakes.
- Sec. 30-1045. - Elementary or secondary school.
- Sec. 30-1046. - Equestrian facility.
- Sec. 30-1047. - Equipment repair, light.
- Sec. 30-1048. - Farm supplies, other, wholesale trade of,
- Sec. 30-1049. - Flowers, nursery stock and florist supplies, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1050. - Forest products, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1051. - Garden center or retail nursery.
- Sec. 30-1052. - Golf course.
- Sec. 30-1053. - Golf driving range.
- Sec. 30-1054. - Grain and field beans, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1055. - Group care facility.
- Sec. 30-1056. - Home occupations including renting of rooms.
- Sec. 30-1057. - Junked motor vehicle as an accessory use.
- Sec. 30-1058. - Kennels.
- Sec. 30-1059. - Landfills, construction or demolition/land clearing and inert debris.
- Sec. 30-1060. - Laundry or dry cleaning plant.
- Sec. 30-1061. - Livestock, wholesale trade of.
- Sec. 30-1062. - Market showrooms.
- Sec. 30-1063. - Migrant labor housing.
- Sec. 30-1064. - Mixed development.
- Sec. 30-1065. - Newsstand.
- Sec. 30-1066. - Optical goods sales.
- Sec. 30-1067. - Paintball gaming facility.
- Sec. 30-1068. - Pet grooming.
- Sec. 30-1069. - Private dormitory.
- Sec. 30-1070. - Public park; public recreation facility.
- Sec. 30-1071. - Public recreational facility.
- Sec. 30-1072. - Radio, television principal.
- Sec. 30-1073. - Recreational vehicle park.
- Sec. 30-1074. - Recycling processing centers.
- Sec. 30-1075. - Refrigerator or large appliance repair.
- Sec. 30-1076. - Restaurant, no drive through.
- Sec. 30-1077. - Rural family occupation, see figure 6-L.
- Sec. 30-1078. - Salvage yards, auto parts and scrap processing.
- Sec. 30-1079. - Satellite dish, accessory.
- Sec. 30-1080. - Shelter for the homeless.
- Sec. 30-1081. - Shoe repair or shoeshine shop.
- Sec. 30-1082. - Shooting range, indoor.
- Sec. 30-1083. - Shooting range, outdoor.
- Sec. 30-1084. - Single room occupancy residence.
- Sec. 30-1085. - Sports instructional schools.
- Sec. 30-1086. - Swim and tennis club.
- Sec. 30-1087. - Swimming pools.
- Sec. 30-1087.5 - Temporary family healthcare structures.
- Sec. 30-1088. - Tourist home, bed and breakfast.
- Sec. 30-1089. - Truck stops.
- Sec. 30-1090. - Turkey shoots.
- Sec. 30-1091. - Utility substations including transformer stations, telephone exchanges, repeater stations, pressure regulator stations, pump and lift stations, and similar structures.
- Sec. 30-1092. - Veterinary service, other.
- Sec. 30-1093. - Warehouse, general storage/enclosed.
- Sec. 30-1094. - Warehouse, self-storage.
- Sec. 30-1095. - Watch or jewelry repair shop.
- Sec. 30-1096. - Wireless communications facility.
- DIVISION 6. - FENCES
- DIVISION 7. - OUTDOOR LIGHT FIXTURES CONTROL
- Sec. 30-1149.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 30-1150. - Conformance with applicable codes and ordinances.
- Sec. 30-1151. - Approved materials and methods of installation.
- Sec. 30-1152. - Definitions.
- Sec. 30-1153. - Shielding.
- Sec. 30-1154. - General requirements for all zoning districts.
- Sec. 30-1155. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 30-1156. - Applications.
- Sec. 30-1157. - Issuance of permit for lighting.
- Sec. 30-1158. - Amendment to permit for lighting.
- Sec. 30-1159. - Appeals.
- Sec. 30-1160. - Request for temporary exemption.
- Sec. 30-1161. - Enforcement.
ARTICLE X
- ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 2. - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT/WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICTS[5]
- Sec. 30-1215. - District descriptions.
- Sec. 30-1216. - Incorporation of designated water supply watershed/NPDES Phase II Stormwater Map.
- Sec. 30-1217. - Applicability.
- Sec. 30-1218. - Participation in a public regional water quality lake program.
- Sec. 30-1219. - Stormwater management/watershed development plan.
- Sec. 30-1220. - Improvements.
- Sec. 30-1221. - Drainage.
- Sec. 30-1222. - Stream buffer required.
- Sec. 30-1223. - Stream channelization.
- Sec. 30-1224. - Activities regulated by other governmental agencies.
- Sec. 30-1225. - Variances.
- Sec. 30-1226. - Watershed reporting.
- DIVISION 3. - NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM AND GENERAL WATERSHED AREAS[6]
- DIVISION 4. - ILLICIT AND ILLEGAL DISCHARGES
- Sec. 30-1288. - Objectives.
- Sec. 30-1289. - Town.
- Sec. 30-1290. - Authority.
- Sec. 30-1291. - Abrogation.
- Sec. 30-1292. - Definitions.
- Sec. 30-1293. - Acronyms.
- Sec. 30-1294. - Right of entry.
- Sec. 30-1295. - Prohibited discharges.
- Sec. 30-1296. - Spill response.
- Sec. 30-1297. - Review of stormwater pollution prevention plans.
- Sec. 30-1298. - Violations.
- Sec. 30-1299. - Civil penalties.
- Sec. 30-1300. - Remedies.
- Sec. 30-1301. - Appeal hearing.
ARTICLE XI
SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
Sections
- Sec. 30-1325.- General requirements.
- Sec. 30-1326. - Basic control objectives.
- Sec. 30-1327. - Mandatory standards for land disturbing activity.
- Sec. 30-1328. - Design and performance standards.
- Sec. 30-1329. - Stormwater outlet protection.
- Sec. 30-1330. - Borrow and waste areas.
- Sec. 30-1331. - Access and haul roads.
- Sec. 30-1332. - Operations in lakes or natural watercourses.
- Sec. 30-1333. - Responsibility for maintenance.
- Sec. 30-1334. - Additional measures.
- Sec. 30-1335. - Existing uncovered areas.
- Sec. 30-1336. - Erosion and sedimentation control plans.
ARTICLE XII
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - PERMITS AND STANDARDS
- Sec. 30-1396. - Floodplain development application, permit and certification requirement.
- Sec. 30-1397. - Provisions for flood hazard reduction.
- Sec. 30-1398. - Standards for floodplains without established base flood elevations.
- Sec. 1399. - Standards for riverine floodplains with BFE but without established floodways or non-encroachment areas.
- Sec. 30-1400. - Floodways and non-encroachment areas.