Ocean View City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts
§ 140-19 OS Open Space District.
[Amended 4-10-2012 by Ord. No. 290]
A.
Symbol: OS.
B.
Purposes.
(1)
This district is to allow the Town to designate suitable areas for preservation in their natural states as well as for park and recreation activities.
(2)
It is intended to promote the preservation and management of natural and recreational open space throughout the Town.
(3)
It is also intended to preserve environmental resources such as the areas bordering the Assawoman Canal as well as stormwater management areas.
(4)
Appropriate type activities in this zone include, but are not limited to, land not covered with impervious surface, other than shuffleboard, tennis and basketball courts devoted to such uses as agriculture, parks, playgrounds, playing fields, courses, and other outdoor recreational uses, as well as all land covered by woods, lakes, ponds (including stormwater management ponds), rivers or streams, and open lands devoted to public or community uses.
§ 140-20 Residential districts.
A.
R-1 Single-Family Residential District.
(1)
Symbol: R-1.
(2)
Purposes.
(a)
This district is for single-unit dwellings only and is intended to be the least dense residential district in the Town.
(b)
Minimum green area per lot is greater in this district than in any other district, and the percentage of a lot that may be covered by principal and accessory buildings is less than in any other district.
(c)
Places of worship, recreational facilities and accessory uses normally compatible with residential activities are also allowed.
(d)
This district is generally appropriately located along roads that are not heavily traveled.
(e)
Agricultural uses are permitted as long as they do not detract from, or conflict with, other uses in the district.
B.
R-2 One- and Two-Family Residential District.
(1)
Symbol: R-2.
(2)
Purposes.
(a)
This district is for single-unit dwellings on smaller lots than those required in the R-1 District and for attached units situated side-by-side or one on top of the other.
(b)
It is intended to allow greater density than in the R-1 District.
(c)
Minimum green area per lot is less in this district than in the R-1 District, and the percentage of a lot that may be covered by principal and accessory buildings is generally more than in the R-1 District.
(d)
Places of worship, recreational facilities and accessory uses normally compatible with residential activities are also allowed.
C.
R-3 Townhouse and Multifamily District.
(1)
Symbol: R-3.
(2)
Purposes.
(a)
This district is for single-unit dwellings, attached units situated side-by-side or one on top of the other, townhouses, and multifamily units.
(b)
It is intended to allow the same density as the R-2 District while allowing a wider range of housing types.
(c)
Minimum green area per lot is less in this district than in the R-1 District, and the percentage of a lot that may be covered by principal and accessory buildings is more than in the R-1 District.
(d)
Places of worship, institutional uses, recreational facilities and accessory uses normally compatible with residential activities are also allowed.
§ 140-21 Commercial districts.
A.
GB-1 General Business District 1.
(1)
Symbol: GB-1.
(2)
Purposes.
(a)
This district is intended for convenience, retail and personal service uses.
(b)
It is also intended for business and professional offices that provide services to surrounding residential neighborhoods.
(c)
This district is most appropriately situated along the State Route 26 Corridor and certain adjacent properties, which, by their location, are logically part of the Corridor.
(d)
Screening is required when commercial and office uses are adjacent to residential neighborhoods.
(e)
This district is not intended to accommodate regional shopping facilities or large-scale retail uses.
(f)
It is also appropriate that certain design standards be considered for this district.
B.
GB-2 General Business District 2.
(1)
Symbol: GB-2.
(2)
Purposes.
(a)
This district is intended for convenience, retail, and personal service uses.
(b)
It is also intended for business and professional offices that provide services to surrounding residential neighborhoods.
(c)
This district is most appropriately situated along arterial or major collector streets and not within residential neighborhoods.
(d)
Screening is required when commercial and office uses are adjacent to residential neighborhoods.
(e)
This district is not intended to accommodate regional shopping facilities or large-scale retail uses.