Swansboro City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- § 152.001 TITLE.
- § 152.002 PURPOSE.
- § 152.003 AUTHORITY.
- § 152.004 JURISDICTION.
- § 152.005 EFFECTIVE DATE.
- § 152.006 PREREQUISITE TO PLAT RECORDATION.
- § 152.007 RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES.
- § 152.008 RELATIONSHIP TO THE TOWN OF SWANSBORO COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND USE PLAN.
- § 152.009 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 152.010 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS.
- § 152.011 NO USE OR SALE OF LAND OR BUILDINGS EXCEPT IN CONFORMITY WITH ORDINANCE PROVISIONS.
- § 152.012 FEES.
- § 152.013 SEVERABILITY.
- § 152.014 COMPUTATION OF TIME.
- § 152.015 WORD INTERPRETATION.
- § 152.016 DEFINITIONS OF BASIC TERMS.
- § 152.017 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
HEARING PROCEDURES
Sections
- § 152.065 QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
- § 152.066 NOTICE OF HEARING.
- § 152.067 EVIDENCE.
- § 152.068 MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION AT HEARING.
- § 152.069 VOTING.
- § 152.070 WRITTEN DECISION.
- § 152.071 JUDICIAL REVIEW.
- § 152.072 LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS.
- § 152.073 MORATORIA.
- § 152.074 NOTICE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION.
- § 152.075 CITIZEN COMMENTS.
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS
Sections
- § 152.105 APPROVALS REQUIRED.
- § 152.106 NO OCCUPANCY, USE, OR SALE OF LOTS UNTIL REQUIREMENTS FULFILLED.
- § 152.107 WHO MAY SUBMIT PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
- § 152.108 APPLICATIONS TO BE COMPLETE.
- § 152.109 STAFF CONSULTATION AFTER APPLICATION SUBMITTED.
- § 152.110 ZONING PERMITS.
- § 152.111 AUTHORIZING USE OR OCCUPANCY BEFORE COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT UNDER ZONING PERMIT.
- § 152.112 EFFECT OF PERMITS ON SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
- § 152.113 AMENDMENTS TO AND MODIFICATIONS OF PERMITS.
- § 152.114 RECONSIDERATION OF BOARD ACTION.
- § 152.115 APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY.
- § 152.116 MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREAS, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES.
- § 152.117 COMPLETING DEVELOPMENTS IN PHASES.
ZONING DISTRICTS
AND ZONING MAP
Sections
- § 152.170 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THE PURPOSE THEREOF.
- § 152.171 ZONING MAP IS A PART OF THIS CHAPTER.
- § 152.172 REPLACEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 152.173 MAINTENANCE OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 152.174 ONLY ONE MAIN BUILDING, ONE MAIN USE ON LOT, AND ORIENTATION OF A BUILDING.
- § 152.175 MINIMUM YARDS.
- § 152.176 LOT SUBDIVISION.
- § 152.177 IMPROVEMENTS BOND.
- § 152.178 MANUFACTURED OFFICE BUILDINGS.
- § 152.179 TABLE OF PERMITTED/SPECIAL USES.
- § 152.180 NOTES TO THE TABLE OF PERMITTED/SPECIAL USES.
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
Sections
- § 152.225 PURPOSE AND INTENT; DEFINITION.
- § 152.226 AREA; PERMITTED DISTRICTS, EXEMPTION; STREET ACCESS; OPEN SPACE(S); DENSITY; DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
- § 152.227 MAXIMUM DENSITY REQUIREMENTS.
- § 152.228 MINIMUM DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
- § 152.229 ZERO (0) SIDE AND/OR REAR YARD SETBACKS.
- § 152.230 PRIVATE STREETS.
- § 152.231 COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION STANDARDS.
PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT PUD
Sections
SIGNS
Sections
- § 152.265 PURPOSE.
- § 152.266 APPLICATION.
- § 152.267 COMPUTATION OF SIGN AREA.
- § 152.268 SIGNS REQUIRING NEITHER PERMIT NOR FEE.
- § 152.269 SIGNS REQUIRING PERMIT BUT NO FEE.
- § 152.270 SIGNS REQUIRING A PERMIT AND FEE.
- § 152.272 PROJECTION INTO STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND SIDE YARDS.
- § 152.273 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
- § 152.274 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
- § 152.275 PERMITS FOR SIGNS.
- § 152.276 MAINTENANCE.
- § 152.277 PERMITTED SIGNS.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Sections
- PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 152.325 TITLE.
- § 152.326 CONFORMANCE PREREQUISITE TO ACCEPTANCE OF STREETS, EXTENSION OF PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THE LIKE.
- § 152.327 CONFORMANCE WITH OFFICIAL PLANS.
- § 152.328 AMENDMENTS.
- § 152.329 VARIANCES.
- § 152.330 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.
- § 152.331 ADMINISTRATOR.
- § 152.332 EFFECT OF PLAT ON DEDICATION.
- § 152.333 THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
- § 152.334 SCHOOL SITES ON LAND USE PLAN.
- § 152.335 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND OTHER PLANS.
- § 152.336 EXCLUSIONS AND EXCEPTIONS.
- § 152.337 PROCEDURES FOR PLAT APPROVAL.
- § 152.338 SIGHT LINE OF INTERSECTION.
- PART II: STANDARDS OF DESIGN
- § 152.350 GENERAL.
- § 152.351 SUITABILITY OF THE LAND.
- § 152.352 LOTS.
- § 152.353 STREETS.
- § 152.354 BLOCKS.
- § 152.355 UTILITIES AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.
- § 152.356 SIDEWALKS.
- § 152.357 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS EASEMENTS.
- § 152.358 TOWNHOUSES.
- § 152.359 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS.
- § 152.360 MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION.
- § 152.361 CAMPGROUND SUBDIVISIONS.
- § 152.362 BUFFER AREAS.
- § 152.363 SITES FOR PUBLIC USES.
- § 152.364 PLACEMENT OF MONUMENTS.
- § 152.365 COORDINATION WITH ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES AND PLANS.
- § 152.366 COORDINATION WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.
- § 152.367 PARKS AND RECREATION SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
- PART III: INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS
- § 152.380 NUMBER OF REVIEW AND FILING COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED.
- § 152.381 REQUIRED INFORMATION ON MINOR, SKETCH, AND MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS.
- § 152.382 DOCUMENTS AND WRITTEN INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO MAPS AND PLANS.
- § 152.383 CERTIFICATES AND ENDORSEMENTS.
- § 152.384 WARRANTIES, SURETIES, AND IMPROVEMENTS GUARANTEES.
- § 152.385 WORDING FOR MAP CERTIFICATES AND STATEMENTS.
FLOOD DAMAGE
PREVENTION
Sections
- PART I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 152.400 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.
- § 152.401 FINDINGS OF FACT.
- § 152.402 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
- § 152.404 OBJECTIVES.
- § 152.405 DEFINITIONS.
- § 152.406 LANDS TO WHICH THIS SUBCHAPTER APPLIES.
- § 152.407 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
- § 152.408 ESTABLISHMENT OF FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
- § 152.409 COMPLIANCE.
- § 152.410 ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS.
- § 152.411 INTERPRETATION.
- § 152.412 WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY.
- § 152.413 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
- PART II: ADMINISTRATION
- PART III: PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
- § 152.440 GENERAL STANDARDS.
- § 152.441 SPECIFIC STANDARDS.
- § 152.442 STANDARDS FOR FLOODPLAINS WITHOUT ESTABLISHED BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS.
- § 152.443 STANDARDS FOR RIVERINE FLOODPLAINS WITH BFE BUT WITHOUT ESTABLISHED FLOODWAYS OR NON-ENCROACHMENT AREAS.
- § 152.444 FLOODWAYS AND NON-ENCROACHMENT AREAS.
- § 152.445 COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS (ZONE VE).
- § 152.446 STANDARDS FOR COASTAL A ZONES (ZONE CAZ) LiMWA.
- § 152.447 STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (ZONE AO).
- § 152.448 STANDARDS FOR AREAS OF SHALLOW FLOODING (ZONE AH).
- PART IV: LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Sections
- § 152.475 PURPOSE.
- § 152.476 HISTORIC DISTRICT.
- § 152.477 SWANSBORO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
- § 152.478 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
- § 152.479 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS LIST.
- § 152.480 APPEALS OF DECISIONS.
- § 152.481 ZONING ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE.
- § 152.482 REVIEW CRITERIA.
- § 152.483 CERTAIN CHANGES NOT PROHIBITED.
- § 152.484 DEMOLITION.
- § 152.485 DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT.
- § 152.486 PROCEDURAL REMEDIES WHEN DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT IS DETERMINED.
- § 152.487 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT.
- § 152.487 MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY.
LIGHTING
Sections
- § 152.500 INTENT AND PURPOSE.
- § 152.501 LIGHTING PLAN REQUIRED.
- § 152.502 LIGHT MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE.
- § 152.503 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING.
- § 152.504 LIGHTING IN PARKING LOTS AND OUTDOOR AREAS.
- § 152.505 LIGHTING FOR VEHICULAR CANOPIES.
- § 152.506 OUTDOOR SPORTS FIELD/OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE AREA LIGHTING.
- § 152.507 LIGHTING OF OUTDOOR DISPLAY AREAS.
- § 152.508 SIGN LIGHTING.
- § 152.509 LIGHTING OF BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPING.
- § 152.510 TIMER DEVICES.
- § 152.511 PERMITS.
- § 152.512 NONCONFORMITIES.
REGULATIONS FOR
LANDSCAPING
Sections
- § 152.525 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY.
- § 152.526 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- § 152.527 ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMPLIANCE.
- § 152.528 PERIMETER AND STREETSCAPE BUFFER YARDS.
- § 152.529 LANDSCAPING FOR PARKING AREAS.
- § 152.530 TREES AND SHRUBBERY IN OR ALONG STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
- § 152.531 TREE PLANTING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
- § 152.532 OTHER LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
- § 152.533 TREE PROTECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION.
- § 152.534 TIME LIMIT, INSTALLATION GUARANTEES, INSPECTIONS AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 152.535 MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY.
- § 152.536 REPLACEMENT OF DISTURBED AND DAMAGED VEGETATION.
- § 152.537 COMPLIANCE.
- § 152.538 TREE PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT.
- § 152.539 TRASH CONTAINMENT AREAS.
- § 152.540 MAINTENANCE.
- § 152.541 TREES/SHRUBS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH SAFE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT OR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT.
- § 152.542 PRUNING REQUIREMENTS.
- § 152.543 RECOMMENDED TYPES OF VEGETATION/PLANTING.
- § 152.544 APPEAL PROCESS.
Appendix III
HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- SECTION 1 COMMISSION PROCEDURES.
- SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS.
- SECTION 3: ROOFS.
- SECTION 4 EXTERIOR WALL COVERING, TRIM, AND ORNAMENTATION.
- SECTION 5: WINDOWS AND DOORS.
- SECTION 6 PORCHES AND ENTRANCES.
- SECTION 7 BRICKWORK AND MASONRY.
- SECTION 8 FOUNDATIONS.
- SECTION 9 CONTRIBUTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
- SECTION 10 PAINT AND EXTERIOR COLORS.
- SECTION 11 NEW CONSTRUCTION.
- SECTION 12 ADDITIONS TO CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS.
- SECTION 13 DECKS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
- SECTION 14 FENCES AND WALLS.
- SECTION 15 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND UTILITIES.
- SECTION 16 EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
- SECTION 17 OFF-STREET PARKING.
- SECTION 18 SIGNAGE.
- SECTION 19 ARCHAEOLOGY.
- SECTION 20 NEGLECT - “PASSIVE CHANGE”.
- SECTION 21 RELOCATION OF BUILDINGS.
- SECTION 22 DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS.
- SECTION 23 ACCESSIBILITY AND LIFE SAFETY.
- SECTION 24 DOCKS, PIERS, AND BOARDWALKS.
- SECTION 25 HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDSCAPE.