Rocky Mount City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 2
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- Sec. 201.- Title and authority.
- Sec. 202. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 203. - Bona fide farm exemption.
- Sec. 204. - All development.
- Sec. 205. - Applicability and jurisdiction.
- Sec. 206. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 207. - Effective date.
- Sec. 208. - Conflicting provisions.
- Sec. 209. - Transitional provisions.
- Sec. 210. - Severability.
CHAPTER 3
- DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- Sec. 301.- Director of development services.
- Sec. 302. - Inspection services administrator.
- Sec. 303. - Director of public works.
- Sec. 304. - Fire chief.
- Sec. 305. - Development review committee (DRC).
- Sec. 306. - Street name review committee (SNRC).
- Sec. 307. - Planning board.
- Sec. 308. - Board of adjustment.
- Sec. 309. - Historic preservation commission.
- Sec. 310. - City council.
- Sec. 311. - Written interpretations.
- Sec. 312. - Development review procedures.
CHAPTER 4
- ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 401.- Zoning districts established.
- Sec. 402. - Official zoning district map.
- Sec. 403. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 404. - Zoning upon annexation.
- Sec. 405. - Residential district intent statements.
- Sec. 406. - Commercial district intent statements.
- Sec. 407. - Industrial district intent statements.
- Sec. 408. - Overlay districts.
- Sec. 409. - Conditional districts.
CHAPTER 5
- ZONING USE REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 501.- Zoning use classifications.
- Sec. 502. - Zoning use tables, interpretation.
- Sec. 503. - Zoning use tables.
- Sec. 504. - Historic preservation and landmark overlay district.
- Sec. 505. - Community enterprise district overlay.
- Sec. 506. - Zoning special use permit standards and conditions.
- Sec. 507. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 508. - Temporary uses.
- Sec. 509. - Zoning variance provisions.
- Sec. 510. - Appeal of administrative officer's decision.
- Sec. 511. - Rehearing and appeal.
- Sec. 512. - Zoning map or text amendment.
- Sec. 513. - Neighborhood meeting.
CHAPTER 7
- GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 701.- General.
- Sec. 702. - Building permit.
- Sec. 703. - Certification of occupancy.
- Sec. 704. - Landscaping and buffering.
- Sec. 705. - Drainage improvements, soil erosion and sediment control.
- Sec. 706. - Driveways/roadway access and sidewalks.
- Sec. 707. - Fire and life safety access.
- Sec. 708. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 709. - Signs.
- Sec. 710. - Fences and walls.
- Sec. 711. - Handicapped accessibility standards.
- Sec. 712. - Site development plans.
- Sec. 713. - Homeowners association.
- Sec. 714. - Appearance and design standards.
- Sec. 715. - Street naming and addressing.
- Sec. 716. - Administrative adjustment.
CHAPTER 8
- STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 801.- Soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- Sec. 802. - Tar-Pamlico stormwater nutrient management requirements.
- Sec. 803. - Water supply watershed protection regulations.
- Sec. 804. - Design, construction and maintenance of stormwater management and/or BMP facilities.
- Sec. 805. - Permits and enforcement.
CHAPTER 9
- FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT2
Sections
- Sec. 901.- Purposes and intent.
- Sec. 902. - Statutory authorization.
- Sec. 903. - Findings of fact and objectives.
- Sec. 904. - Establishment of zoning overlay and scope of authority.
- Sec. 905. - Compliance, interpretation and disclaimer.
- Sec. 906. - Flood protection zoning overlay district boundaries.
- Sec. 907. - Use regulations.
- Sec. 908. - Development standards.
- Sec. 909. - Administration.
CHAPTER 10
- HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 1001.- Purpose.
- Sec. 1002. - Local historic landmark overlay.
- Sec. 1003. - Certificate of appropriateness required.
- Sec. 1004. - Certain changes permitted.
- Sec. 1005. - Conflict with other laws.
- Sec. 1006. - Enforcement and remedies.
- Sec. 1007. - Demolition delay: landmarks or buildings in historic districts.
CHAPTER 11
- NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- Sec. 1101.- General.
- Sec. 1102. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Sec. 1103. - Nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 1104. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 1105. - Nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 1106. - Changes in nonconformity.
- Sec. 1107. - Termination of nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 1108. - Nonconformities created by public action.
CHAPTER 12
- ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 1201.- Responsibility for enforcement.
- Sec. 1202. - Zoning certificate.
- Sec. 1203. - Certificate of occupancy/compliance.
- Sec. 1204. - Types of violations.
- Sec. 1205. - Remedies and enforcement powers.
- Sec. 1206. - Enforcement procedures.
- Sec. 1207. - Specific penalties for historic preservation violations.
- Sec. 1208. - Vested rights.
CHAPTER 13
- MINIMUM DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 1301.- Right-of-way width, street design.
- Sec. 1302. - Easements.
- Sec. 1303. - Blocks and lots.
- Sec. 1304. - Subdivision improvements.
- Sec. 1305. - Stormwater, flood hazard areas.
- Sec. 1306. - Storm drainage.
- Sec. 1307. - Miscellaneous.
- Sec. 1308. - Bonus density design.
- Sec. 1309. - Design and improvements only in PDR subdivisions and cluster developments.
- Sec. 1310. - Assurance of improvements, performance guarantees, and inspection procedures.