Southampton County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, A-1
Sections
- Sec. 18-36.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-37. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-38. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-39. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-40. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-41. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-42. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-43. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-44. - Special provisions for corner lots.
- Sec. 18-45. - Limitation on the number of divisions of a parcel in the agricultural A-1 zoning district.
- Sec. 18-46. - Standards for manufactured homes.
- Sec. 18-47. - Special regulations for industrialized buildings.
- Sec. 18-48. - Development standards for intensive agriculture operations.
- Sec. 18-49. - Development standards for livestock operations.
- Sec. 18-50. - Development standards for private kennels.
- Sec. 18-51. - Development standards for hunt club kennels.
ARTICLE IIA
RECREATIONAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, RCR2
Sections
- Sec. 18-52.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-53. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-54. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-55. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-56. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-57. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-58. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-59. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 18-60. - Special provisions for corner lots.
ARTICLE III
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, A-2
Sections
- Sec. 18-71.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-72. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-73. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-74. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-75. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-76. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-77. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-78. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-79. - Special provisions for corner lots.
- Sec. 18-80. - Limitation on the number of divisions of a parcel in the agricultural A-2 zoning district.
- Sec. 18-81. - Development standards for private kennels.
- Sec. 18-82. - Development standards for hunt club kennels.
ARTICLE IV
RESIDENTIAL-MANUFACTURED HOME DISTRICT, R-MH
Sections
- Sec. 18-101.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-102. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-103. - Manufactured home park construction standards and requirements generally.
- Sec. 18-104. - Site, size, density and setback requirements for manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 18-105. - Site layout, design and other requirements for manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 18-106. - Requirements for manufactured home subdivisions.
- Secs. 18-107—18-125. - Reserved.
ARTICLE V
- RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, R-1
Sections
- Sec. 18-126.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-127. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-128. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-129. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-130. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-131. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-132. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-133. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-134. - Special provisions for corner lots.
ARTICLE VI
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, R-2
Sections
- Sec. 18-156.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-157. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-158. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-159. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-160. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-161. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-162. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-163. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-164. - Special provisions for corner lots.
- Sec. 18-165. - Planned housing developments.
- Sec. 18-166. - Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses.
- Sec. 18-167. - Special regulations for multiple-family dwellings.
ARTICLE VII
RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, RR3
Sections
- Sec. 18-175.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-176. - Required zoning.
- Sec. 18-177. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-178. - Development standards—Timed approach.
- Sec. 18-179. - Same—Sliding scale.
- Sec. 18-180. - Same—Cluster development with density bonus.
- Sec. 18-181. - Setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-182. - Lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-183. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-184. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 18-185. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-186. - Special provisions for corner lots.
ARTICLE VIII
BUSINESS DISTRICT, LOCAL, B-14
Sections
- Sec. 18-191.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-192. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-193. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-194. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-195. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 18-196. - Yard and setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-197. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-198. - Development standards for business and commercial buildings.
- Sec. 18-199. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE IX
BUSINESS DISTRICT, GENERAL, B-25
Sections
- Sec. 18-221.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-222. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-223. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-224. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-225. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 18-226. - Yard and setback standards.
- Sec. 18-227. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-228. - Development standards for business and commercial buildings.
- Sec. 18-229. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE X
- BUSINESS DISTRICT, HIGHWAY SERVICE, B-36
Sections
- Sec. 18-251.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-252. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-253. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-254. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-255. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 18-256. - Yard and setback standards.
- Sec. 18-257. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-258. - Development standards for business and commercial buildings.
- Sec. 18-259. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE XA
PLANNED OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, P-OI7
Sections
- Sec. 18-264.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-265. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-266. - Conditions prerequisite to application.
- Sec. 18-267. - Site planning.
- Sec. 18-268. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 18-269. - Buffers.
- Sec. 18-270. - Maximum building and lot coverage.
- Sec. 18-271. - Building height.
- Sec. 18-272. - Access.
- Sec. 18-273. - Parking and loading.
- Sec. 18-274. - Design guidelines.
- Sec. 18-275. - Supplementary requirements.
- Sec. 18-276. - Phasing plan.
ARTICLE XI
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, LIMITED, M-18
Sections
- Sec. 18-281.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-282. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-283. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-284. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-285. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 18-286. - Yard and setback regulations.
- Sec. 18-287. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-288. - Lot coverage regulations.
- Sec. 18-289. - Development standards for M-1 industrial districts.
- Sec. 18-290. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE XII
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, GENERAL, M-29
Sections
- Sec. 18-311.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-312. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-313. - Potentially hazardous uses permitted with a conditional use permit.
- Sec. 18-314. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-315. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-316. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 18-317. - Yard and setback standards.
- Sec. 18-318. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-319. - Lot coverage regulations.
- Sec. 18-320. - General development standards for permitted service and industrial uses.
- Sec. 18-321. - Special development standards for junk, salvage and wrecking yards.
- Sec. 18-322. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE XIII
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, LIMITED, M-310
Sections
- Sec. 18-346.- Purpose of the district.
- Sec. 18-347. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 18-348. - Permitted accessory uses.
- Sec. 18-349. - Permitted signs.
- Sec. 18-350. - Minimum lot area.
- Sec. 18-351. - Minimum lot frontage.
- Sec. 18-352. - Minimum lot width.
- Sec. 18-353. - Yard and setback standards.
- Sec. 18-354. - Height restrictions.
- Sec. 18-355. - Lot coverage regulations.
- Sec. 18-356. - Development standards.
- Sec. 18-357. - Off-street parking and loading standards.
ARTICLE XIV
FLOODPLAIN DISTRICTS, FP11
Sections
- Sec. 18-381.- Statutory authorization and purpose.
- Sec. 18-382. - Applicability.
- Sec. 18-383. - Compliance and liability.
- Sec. 18-384. - Records.
- Sec. 18-385. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 18-386. - Severability.
- Sec. 18-387. - Penalty for violations.
- Sec. 18-388. - Designation of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 18-389. - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 18-390. - Use and interpretation of FIRMs.
- Sec. 18-391. - Jurisdictional boundary changes.
- Sec. 18-392. - District boundary changes.
- Sec. 18-393. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 18-394. - Submitting model backed technical data.
- Sec. 18-395. - Letters of map revision.
- Sec. 18-396. - Description of special flood hazard districts.
- Sec. 18-397. - Overlay concept.
- Sec. 18-398. - Permit and application requirements.
- Sec. 18-399. - General standards.
- Sec. 18-400. - Elevation and construction standards.
- Sec. 18-401. - Standards for subdivision proposals.
- Sec. 18-402. - Existing structures in floodplain areas.
- Sec. 18-403. - Variances: Factors to be considered.
- Sec. 18-404. - Definitions.
ARTICLE XV
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS17
Sections
- Sec. 18-421.- Off-street parking requirements.
- Sec. 18-422. - Off-street loading requirements.
- Sec. 18-423. - General sign regulations.
- Sec. 18-424. - Supplementary area regulations.
- Sec. 18-425. - Averaging lot area and cluster subdivisions.
- Sec. 18-426. - Restrictions adjacent to airports.
- Sec. 18-427. - Wireless telecommunication facility regulations.
- Sec. 18-428. - Deed restriction for cemeteries not accessory to churches.
- Sec. 18-429. - Private stables and horses.
- Sec. 18-430.A. - Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 18-431.A. - Application.
- Sec. 18-432.A. - General requirements.
- Sec. 18-433.A. - Buffer areas.
- Sec. 18-433.B. - Width of buffer areas and types of planting.
- Sec. 18-433.C. - Required number of buffer plantings.
- Sec. 18-433.D. - Types of landscaping required for buffer areas.
- Sec. 18-434.A. - Landscaping of vehicular use areas.
- Sec. 18-434.B. - Design standards for parking lots are as follows.
- Sec. 18-434.C. - Design standards for loading and service areas are as follows.
- Sec. 18-434.D. - Design standards for utility service area and utility devices are as follows.
- Sec. 18-434.E. - Design standards for parking structures are as follows.
- Sec. 18-434.F. - Design standards for vehicular display lots are as follows.
- Sec. 18-435.A. - Street yard landscaping.
- Sec. 18-436.A. - Interpretation and modification of requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
NONCONFORMING USES18
Sections
- Sec. 18-446.- Continuation.
- Sec. 18-447. - Intermittent use.
- Sec. 18-448. - Existence of a nonconforming use.
- Sec. 18-449. - Buildings nonconforming in height and area.
- Sec. 18-450. - Reserved.
- Sec. 18-451. - Repairs and maintenance.
- Sec. 18-452. - Changes in regulations.
- Sec. 18-453. - Expansion or enlargement.
- Sec. 18-454. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 18-455. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 18-456. - Nonconforming dwellings in business and industrial districts.
- Sec. 18-457. - Restoration or replacement.
ARTICLE XVII
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS19
Sections
- Sec. 18-481.- Appointment; composition; compensation, term of office and removal of members; conflicts of interest; officers.
- Sec. 18-482. - Powers and duties generally; variances and special exceptions.
- Sec. 18-483. - Adoption of rules and regulations; meetings.
- Sec. 18-484. - Right of appeal generally; effect of appeal.
- Sec. 18-485. - Appeal procedure generally.
- Sec. 18-486. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 18-487. - Performance bond.
- Sec. 18-488. - Lapse of special exception or variance.
- Sec. 18-489. - Amendment of special exceptions or variance.
- Sec. 18-490. - Appeals from decisions of board of zoning appeals.
ARTICLE XVIII
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS20
Sections
- Sec. 18-511.- Purpose of conditional use permit procedures.
- Sec. 18-512. - General guides and standards.
- Sec. 18-513. - Procedures, site plan required.
- Sec. 18-514. - Existing conditional use permit uses.
- Sec. 18-515. - Conditional uses, specific guides and standards.
- Sec. 18-516. - Reserved.
- Sec. 18-517. - Location of certain uses near intensive agricultural use.
- Sec. 18-518. - Campgrounds or camping area; specific standards.
- Sec. 18-519. - Lapse of conditional use permit.
- Sec. 18-520. - Reserved.
ARTICLE XX
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT22
Sections
- Sec. 18-571.- Enforcement.
- Sec. 18-572. - Certificate of occupancy.
- Sec. 18-573. - Permits.
- Sec. 18-574. - Plans to accompany applications for permits.
- Sec. 18-575. - Site plan review required for certain uses.
- Sec. 18-576. - Purpose of site plan review.
- Sec. 18-577. - Site plan review procedures generally.
- Sec. 18-578. - Requirements for site plans, content and form.
- Sec. 18-579. - Procedures, administrative site plan review.
- Sec. 18-580. - Appeal from the administrator's decision.
- Sec. 18-581. - Procedures for approval of site plans for conditional use permits which require approval by the board of supervisors.
- Sec. 18-582. - Temporary site plans.
- Sec. 18-583. - Amendments and additions to site plans approved by the board of supervisors.
- Sec. 18-584. - Revocation of permits.
- Sec. 18-585. - Agreement and bond.
- Sec. 18-586. - Approval and extension.
- Sec. 18-587. - Right of developer to continue project.
- Sec. 18-588. - Inspection and supervision of improvements.
- Sec. 18-589. - Filing fees.
- Sec. 18-590. - Violations.
- Sec. 18-591. - Penalties and remedies.
ARTICLE XXII
A - UTILITY SCALE SOLAR PROJECT FOR SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Sections
- Sec. 18-622.A.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 18-623.A. - Definitions.
- Sec. 18-624.A. - District boundaries.
- Sec. 18-625.A. - District regulations.
- Sec. 18-626.A. - Zoning considerations.
- Sec. 18-627.A. - General district standards.
- Sec. 18-628.A. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 18-629.A. - Additional submission requirements.
- Sec. 18-630.A. - Design and development standards.
- Sec. 18-631.A. - Additional requirements.
- Sec. 18-632.A. - Decommissioning.
- Sec. 18-633.A. - Additional resources required.
- Sec. 18-634.A. - Ground water monitoring.
- Sec. 18-635.A. - Phasing plan.
- Sec. 18-636.A. - Commencement of construction.