The transition base districts represent zoning districts established by the previous zoning ordinance and carried forward in this chapter because of their unique characteristics and standards. They are intended to accommodate the continuation and growth of development that occurred under the previous zoning ordinance. Because the purpose and character of these districts are no longer fully consistent with the most recent comprehensive plan, it is the county's intent that no additional lands be rezoned to a transition district except where small additions are needed to accommodate modest expansions or lot line adjustments affecting developments that already exist within the transition district. It is intended and expected that lands within these transition base districts gradually will be rezoned to one of the other base or planned development districts established in this chapter that better reflect the comprehensive plan's land use classifications and objectives. When land is no longer zoned for a transition base district, it is the county's intent that this chapter be amended to remove the district.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to allow dump heaps, as defined herein, therefore keeping or maintaining a dump heap shall be prohibited on property in all transition base districts.

The transition base districts carried forward by this chapter are:

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2019-15, 3-25-19; Ord. No. O-2020-17, 11-23-20)

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A. Purpose.					Typical Development Form
The purpose of the Residential Utility (R-U) District is to accommodate single-family and duplex residential development, plus limited institutional development, on lands previously zoned residential utility. R-U zoning within village growth areas designated in the comprehensive plan shall remain until such time as public or community water or sewer service becomes available and the land is rezoned to a district designed to achieve the type of urban development called for by land use designations applied to the land by the comprehensive plan. No additional lands shall be rezoned to the residential utility district except to accommodate expansion of existing development on land zoned residential utility through a lot line adjustment.
B. Use Standards.
See use-specific standards in Article VII (Use Standards).
C. Intensity and Dimensional Standards1
		Served by
		Neither public/community water or sewer service	Either public/ community water or sewer service	Both public/ community water and public sewer service
Lot area, minimum		2 ac 2	1 ac	0.5 ac 3
Lot width, minimum		215 ft. 4	150 ft.	100 ft. 3
Density, maximum	Single-family detached or duplex dwellings	1 du/2 ac	1 du/ac	2 du/ac
	Townhouse or multifamily dwellings			4 du/ac
Lot coverage, maximum		30%			Typical Lot Layout
Structure height, maximum		Lesser of 3 stories or 35 ft.
Front yard depth, minimum		60 ft. 5
Side yard depth, minimum		25 ft. 3, 6, 7	25 ft. 3, 6, 7	15 ft. 3, 7, 8
Rear yard depth, minimum		40 ft. 3, 7, 10	40 ft. 3, 7, 10	40 ft. 3, 7, 10
Corner lot yard depth, minimum		30 ft.	30 ft.	30 ft.
1. See measurement rules and allowed exceptions/variations in Article XII (Interpretations). 2. Three ac for duplex dwellings. 3. For townhouse development, applies to development site as a whole, provided individual townhouse lots have a minimum lot size of 1,800 s.f. and a minimum lot width of 18 ft. 4. See chapter 68 (Subdivisions) for variation applicable to family divisions. 5. Thirty-five ft. for flag lots. 6. Twenty-five ft. for principal or accessory structures housing animals. 7. Ten ft. for accessory structures (other than those housing animals). 8. Fifteen ft. for principal or accessory structures housing animals. 9. For townhouse development, applies to whole development site, not individual townhouse lots. 10. Forty ft. for principal or accessory structures housing animals.
D. Development Standards.
See development standards in Article VIII (Development Standards).
Typical Development Configuration

 

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. 2014-23, 9-15-14)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses by right in the R-U District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Dwelling, duplex;

(2)

Dwelling, single-family detached;

(3)

Telecommunications facility, collocated;

(4)

Library;

(5)

Public school;

(6)

Fire or EMS station;

(7)

Community garden;

(8)

Park or greenway;

(9)

Utility use, minor.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses in the R-U District only on approval of a conditional use permit and subject to any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Dwelling, manufactured home;

(2)

Dwelling, multifamily;

(3)

Dwelling, three- or four-family;

(4)

Dwelling, townhouse;

(5)

Museum;

(6)

Adult day care center;

(7)

Child day care center;

(8)

College or university;

(9)

Private school;

(10)

Vocational or trade school;

(11)

Government administrative offices;

(12)

Law enforcement facility;

(13)

Post office;

(14)

Hospital;

(15)

Massage clinic;

(16)

Medical or dental clinic;

(17)

Public square or plaza;

(18)

Club or lodge;

(19)

Place of worship;

(20)

Professional offices;

(21)

Country club;

(22)

Golf course;

(23)

Recreation facility, nonprofit;

(24)

Recreation facility, public;

(25)

Conference or training center;

(26)

Hotel.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2017-03, 1-23-17)

(a)

Permitted accessory uses. The following uses are allowable as accessory uses that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses in the R-U District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Accessory apartment;

(2)

Amateur radio antenna;

(3)

Electric vehicle (EV) level 1 or 2 charging station;

(4)

Family day care home;

(5)

Home garden;

(6)

Home occupation;

(7)

Kennel, private (for parcel 2 acres or more in size; see section 83-438(n));

(8)

Open space, park, playground, or recreational facility;

(9)

Parking or storage of major recreational equipment on residential lots;

(10)

Private garage;

(11)

Private recycling bins;

(12)

Rainwater cistern;

(13)

Residential care facility;

(14)

Satellite dish;

(15)

Small wind energy system;

(16)

Solar energy collection system;

(17)

Storage shed for lawn and garden tools;

(18)

Swimming pool, spa, or hot tub;

(19)

Television or radio antenna;

(20)

Accessory dwelling unit (detached), up to 35 percent of square footage of the main dwelling.

(b)

Conditional accessory uses. The following uses are allowable as accessory uses that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses in the R-U District only on approval of a conditional use permit and subject to any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Kennel, private (for parcels less than two acres in size; see section 83-438(n)).

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2022-25, 6-27-22)

(a)

Permitted temporary uses. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration, in the R-U District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Garage or yard sale;

(2)

Model sales home/unit;

(3)

Post-disaster temporary dwelling;

(4)

Temporary construction-related structure or facility;

(5)

Temporary family health care structure.

(b)

Permitted with temporary business permit. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration in the R-U District, only on approval of a temporary business permit, and subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Estate sale/auction.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2018-38, adopted April 24, 2019, repealed §§ 83-360—83-364, which pertained to the Residential-Commercial (R-C) District and derived from Ord. No. O-2014-02, adopted February 18, 2014; Ord. No. 2014-23, adopted September 15, 2014; Ord. No. O-2015-23, adopted December 7, 2015; Ord. No. O-2017-06, adopted March 27, 2017 and Ord. No. O-2018-06, adopted August 27, 2018.

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A. Purpose.		Typical Development Form
The purpose of the Office (O) District is to accommodate professional office, administrative office, and limited institutional development on land previously zoned office and located within village growth areas—until such time as the land is rezoned to a district designed to achieve the type of urban development called for by land use designations applied to the land by the comprehensive plan. No additional lands shall be rezoned to the Office District except to accommodate modest expansion of existing development on land zoned office. Uses allowed include various office uses, small-scale retail uses, and institutional uses such as day care centers, medical clinics, and places of worship.
B. Use Standards.
See use-specific standards in Article VII (Use Standards).
C. Intensity and Dimensional Standards.1
Lot area, minimum	n/a
Lot width, minimum	100 ft. 2, 3
Density, maximum	n/a
Lot coverage, maximum	40% less 10% for each story >2
Structure height, maximum	35 ft.
Front yard depth, minimum	75 ft. 4
Side yard depth, minimum	25 ft.
Rear yard depth, minimum	30 ft.	Typical Lot Layout
Corner lot yard depth, minimum	40 ft.
Notes: ft. = feet 1. See measurement rules and allowed exceptions/variations in Article XII (Interpretations). 2. Fifty ft. on cul-de-sacs. 3. The lot shall also have frontage along a public street within the O district that equals or exceeds the minimum lot width standard. 4. Fifty ft. for accessory uses and structures and parking lots.
D. Development Standards.
See development standards in Article VIII (Development Standards).
Typical Development Configuration

 

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. 2014-23, 9-15-14)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses by right in the O District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Telecommunications facility, collocated;

(2)

Library;

(3)

Museum;

(4)

Child day care center;

(5)

Government administrative offices;

(6)

Law enforcement facility;

(7)

Post office;

(8)

Massage clinic;

(9)

Community garden;

(10)

Park or greenway;

(11)

Utility use, minor;

(12)

Animal grooming;

(13)

Professional offices;

(14)

Recreation facility, nonprofit;

(15)

Recreation facility, public;

(16)

Art, crafts, music, dance, photography, or martial arts studio/school.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2018-06, 8-27-18)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses in the O District only on approval of a conditional use permit and subject to any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Dwelling, live/work;

(2)

Assisted living facility;

(3)

Continuing care retirement community;

(4)

Newspaper or magazine publishing;

(5)

Radio or television broadcast studio;

(6)

Telecommunications tower;

(7)

Adult day care center;

(8)

College or university;

(9)

Private school;

(10)

Vocational or trade school;

(11)

Government maintenance, storage, or distribution facility;

(12)

Medical or dental clinic;

(13)

Medical or dental lab;

(14)

Medical treatment facility;

(15)

Cemetery;

(16)

Public square or plaza;

(17)

Place of worship;

(18)

Utility use, major;

(19)

Business service establishment;

(20)

Brewpub;

(21)

Contractor's office.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2018-06, 8-27-18)

(a)

Permitted accessory uses. The following uses are allowable as accessory uses that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses in the O District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Amateur radio antenna;

(2)

Automatic teller machine (ATM);

(3)

Canopy, nonresidential drive-through;

(4)

Electric vehicle (EV) level 1 or 2 charging station;

(5)

Electric vehicle (EV) level 3 charging station;

(6)

Family day care home;

(7)

Fuel oil or bottled gas distribution or storage, limited;

(8)

Open space, park, playground, or recreational facility;

(9)

Outdoor display and sale of merchandise;

(10)

Outdoor storage (as an accessory use);

(11)

Private recycling bins;

(12)

Rainwater cistern;

(13)

Residential care facility;

(14)

Satellite dish;

(15)

Small wind energy system;

(16)

Solar energy collection system;

(17)

Swimming pool, spa, or hot tub;

(18)

Television or radio antenna.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

(a)

Permitted temporary uses. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration, in the O District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Garage or yard sale;

(2)

Post-disaster temporary dwelling.

(b)

Permitted with temporary business permit. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration in the O District, only on approval of a temporary business permit, and subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Estate sale/auction.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

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A. Purpose.		Typical Development Form
The purpose of the General Commercial (C) District is to accommodate general commercial development on land previously zoned general commercial—until such time as the land is rezoned to a district designed to achieve the type of urban development called for by land use designations applied to the land by the comprehensive plan. No additional lands shall be rezoned to the General Commercial District except to accommodate modest expansion of existing development on land zoned general commercial. Uses allowed include eating and drinking establishments, offices, a wide range of retail sales and service uses, vehicle/equipment sales and service uses, day care centers, medical clinics, and places of worship.
B. Use Standards.
See use-specific standards in Article VII (Use Standards).
C. Intensity and Dimensional Standards.1
Lot area, minimum	n/a
Lot width, minimum	100 ft. 2, 3
Density, maximum	n/a
Lot coverage, maximum	40% less 10% for each story >2
Structure height, maximum	35 ft.
Front yard depth, minimum	75 ft. 4
Side yard depth, minimum	25 ft.	Typical Lot Layout
Rear yard depth, minimum	30 ft.
Corner lot yard depth, minimum	40 ft.
Notes: ft. = feet 1. See measurement rules and allowed exceptions/variations in Article XII (Interpretations). 2. Fifty ft. on cul-de-sacs. 3. The lot shall also have frontage along a public street within the C district that equals or exceeds the minimum lot width standard. 4. Fifty ft. for accessory uses and structures and parking lots.
D. Development Standards.
See development standards in Article VIII (Development Standards).
Typical Development Configuration

 

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. 2014-23, 9-15-14)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses by right in the C District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production;

(2)

Telecommunications facility, collocated;

(3)

Community center;

(4)

Library;

(5)

Museum;

(6)

Adult day care center;

(7)

Child day care center;

(8)

Fire or EMS station;

(9)

Government administrative offices;

(10)

Law enforcement facility;

(11)

Post office;

(12)

Massage clinic;

(13)

Community garden;

(14)

Park or greenway;

(15)

Utility use, major;

(16)

Utility use, minor;

(17)

Animal grooming;

(18)

Specialty eating or drinking establishment;

(19)

Professional offices;

(20)

Recreation facility, public;

(21)

Antique store;

(22)

Art gallery;

(23)

Art, crafts, music, dance, photography, or martial arts studio/school;

(24)

Farmers' market;

(25)

Personal services establishment;

(26)

Recycling drop-off center.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2018-06, 8-27-18)

The following uses are allowable as principal uses in the C District only on approval of a conditional use permit and subject to any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Dwelling, live/work;

(2)

Telecommunications tower;

(3)

Vocational or trade school;

(4)

Government maintenance, storage, or distribution facility;

(5)

Hospital;

(6)

Medical or dental clinic;

(7)

Medical or dental lab;

(8)

Medical treatment facility;

(9)

Cemetery;

(10)

Public square or plaza;

(11)

Civic center;

(12)

Club or lodge;

(13)

Place of worship;

(14)

Animal shelter/pound;

(15)

Kennel, commercial;

(16)

Veterinary clinic;

(17)

Business service establishment;

(18)

Conference or training center;

(19)

Bar or lounge;

(20)

Brewpub;

(21)

Nightclub;

(22)

Contractor's office;

(23)

Marina, commercial;

(24)

Recreation facility, commercial indoor;

(25)

Recreation facility, commercial outdoor;

(26)

Recreation facility, nonprofit;

(27)

Drugstore or pharmacy with drive-through service;

(28)

Drugstore or pharmacy without drive-through service;

(29)

Flea market;

(30)

Funeral home;

(31)

Grocery store;

(32)

Large retail sales establishment;

(33)

Lawn care, pool or pest control service;

(34)

Liquor store;

(35)

Tattoo or body piercing establishment;

(36)

Taxidermy shop;

(37)

Other retail sales establishment;

(38)

Automotive painting or body shop;

(39)

Automotive repair and servicing;

(40)

Automotive wrecker service;

(41)

Car wash or auto detailing;

(42)

Gas station;

(43)

Taxi or limousine service facility;

(44)

Truck hauler business;

(45)

Vehicle/equipment sales or rental;

(46)

Commercial landscape operation;

(47)

Micro-distillery.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14; Ord. No. O-2017-25, 9-25-17; Ord. No. O-2018-06, 8-27-18)

(a)

Permitted accessory uses. The following uses are allowable as accessory uses that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses in the C District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Amateur radio antenna;

(2)

Automatic teller machine (ATM);

(3)

Canopy, nonresidential drive-through;

(4)

Clubhouse;

(5)

Crematories (as accessory to P funeral home);

(6)

Electric vehicle (EV) level 1 or 2 charging station;

(7)

Electric vehicle (EV) level 3 charging station;

(8)

Family day care home;

(9)

Fuel oil or bottled gas distribution or storage, limited;

(10)

Open space, park, playground, or recreational facility;

(11)

Outdoor display and sales of merchandise;

(12)

Outdoor storage (as an accessory use);

(13)

Private recycling bins;

(14)

Rainwater cistern;

(15)

Residential care facility;

(16)

Satellite dish;

(17)

Small wind energy system;

(18)

Solar energy collection system;

(19)

Swimming pool, spa, or hot tub;

(20)

Television or radio antenna.

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

(a)

Permitted temporary uses. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration, in the C District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Garage and yard sale;

(2)

Post-disaster temporary dwelling;

(3)

Temporary construction-related structure or facility.

(b)

Permitted with temporary business permit. The following uses are allowable as temporary uses of limited duration in the C District, only on approval of a temporary business permit, and subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Estate sale/auction;

(2)

Farmers' market;

(3)

Outdoor seasonal sales;

(4)

Temporary business (other than outdoor seasonal sales).

(Ord. No. O-2014-02, 2-18-14)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-2020-17, November 23, 2020, renumbered the former §§ 83-390—83-394 as §§ 83-235—83-239.