A.

The Permitted and Conditional Uses listed in the table below shall be permitted in Walton County zoning districts and no structure shall be erected, structurally altered or enlarged unless the use is permitted as:

1.

A permitted use (P);

2.

A conditional use (C) subject to the application procedures and requirements specified;

3.

An accessory use (A) subject to the requirements specified;

4.

A permitted use that must be within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of a State or Federal Highway (P*); or

5.

Any uses lawfully established prior to the effective date of the amendment. See Article 13.

6.

Any use not so listed below shall be prohibited. Any party denied a permit to allow a use of their property in a zoning district other than as provided in this Section may file an appeal before the Board of Appeals as provided in Article 14. If the appeal is denied by the Board of Appeals, the appellant may petition the Board of Commissioners to initiate a text amendment of the Zoning Ordinance to permit the subject use in the desired zoning district, in accordance with procedures provided in Article 4, Part 4-4 of this Ordinance.

7.

Cross-District use of land and structures prohibited:

Off-street parking, driveways or any other building, structure or use of land, including any accessory use or structure, shall be permitted only on land in which the zoning district classification authorizes the principal use to which the parking or driveway or other building, structure or use of land, including any accessory use or structure, is accessory.

B.

Any use listed in bolded text in the table below shall satisfy the applicable use standards established in Article 4 in addition to the development regulations of the district in which it is located.

1.

The majority of uses listed in the table below are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Definitions of uses found within Article 2 are the legal definition. Where the use is not defined in Article 2 and where the use has a NAICS code indicated in the table below, the NAICS definition shall apply. For uses that fall within more than one (1) use category, the more detailed definition shall apply (the definition of a six-digit NAICS class usurps the definition of a five-digit NAICS class, the definition of a five-digit NAICS class usurps the definition of a four-digit NAICS class and so on). All remaining uses identified in this Ordinance are intended to have the commonly accepted definitions contained in a recent edition of the Merriam Webster Dictionary.

2.

For any use classified in more than one (1) use category, the more detailed and/or prohibitive classification shall apply.

3.

For mixed-use permit applications, each use must be allowed within the governing zoning classification(s).

(10-5-2010)

A.

All accessory buildings, structures, and uses of land, including off-street parking, shall be located on the same lot as the principal building(s) to which they are accessory.

1.

All accessory buildings or structures shall be located in the rear yard or in the side yard behind the front yard setback line. Excluded are tracts of land five (5) acres or greater, whereas accessory uses shall not be located in the minimum required front yard setback.

2.

Except in A, A1 and A2 Districts no accessory building shall be utilized unless the principal structure is also occupied.

3.

No accessory structure shall be closer than five (5) feet from an abutting property line.

4.

Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work only may be permitted in any district and shall be removed immediately upon completion of construction.

5.

The following cumulative square footage restrictions shall apply to accessory buildings within R1 platted subdivisions:

(1-4-22)

A.

The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted in the A-Agricultural and Rural Estate Districts, including similar uses and structures:

1.

Garages for the parking of automobiles, decks, garbage pads, and storage buildings subject to the following conditions:

a.

Garages or other accessory buildings shall have a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet;

b.

When on a corner lot, no accessory building, structure, use or deck shall be located closer to the side street right-of-way line than the principal building;

c.

No garage or other accessory building, structure, or use shall be located closer than five (5) feet to a side or rear lot line or the nearest point along any required buffers, whichever is greater.

d.

When an accessory building, with the exception of a deck, is attached to the principal building by a breezeway, passageway or similar means, it shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building to which it is accessory.

2.

Swimming pools in compliance with Article 6.

3.

Tennis courts and other play and recreation areas in compliance with Article 6.

4.

Antennae and satellite dishes in compliance with Article 6.

5.

Doghouses, runs, pens, rabbit hutches, cages, and other similar structures for the housing of commonly accepted pets, but not including kennels as defined in Article 2.

6.

Gardening and composting.

7.

Statues, arbors, trellises, clotheslines, barbeque stoves, flagpoles, fences, walls and hedges, gates and gateposts, and basketball standards.

8.

Signs in compliance with Sign Ordinance.

9.

Stands for the sale of produce in compliance with Article 6.

10.

Barns and other similar buildings that are customarily incidental to agricultural operations.

11.

Livestock quarters and enclosures in compliance with Article 6.

12.

Home Occupation in compliance with Article 6.

A.

The following residential accessory uses and structures shall be permitted in the R1, R2, R3, and MHP districts, including the following and similar uses and structures:

1.

All accessory uses permitted in Section 5-2-110 above, except for items 9, 10 and 11.

2.

In R1 residential platted subdivisions, the accessory structure must maintain a residential appearance (i.e., no storage containers), must be for residential use only and shall not produce impacts detrimental to adjacent properties as a result of traffic, noise, light, refuse, parking or other activities.

3.

No accessory structure in a residential district shall be used by other than family members of the owner, lessee or tenant of the premises, unless otherwise allowed by provisions of this Ordinance.

(1-4-2022)

A.

The following commercial/office accessory uses and structures shall be permitted in the O-I, B1, B2, B3, TC and MUBP, M1 and M2 districts, including similar uses and structures:

1.

Accessory uses permitted in Section 5-2-120 when accessory to a residential principal use.

2.

Accessory retail shops such as cafeterias, gift shops, clothes stores, book stores, newsstands, snack bars, etc., conducted within a principal building for the sole convenience of employees, patients, patrons or visitors. Accessory shops shall equal twenty percent (20%) or less of total gross floor area.

3.

Free-standing parking structures with the following conditions:

a.

Maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet and no more than four (4) stories;

b.

When abutting any residential property line, structures shall not be located closer than five (5) feet to the nearest point along any required buffer as established in Article 12.

4.

Incidental storage structures.

5.

Antenna and satellite dishes in compliance with Article 6.

6.

Garbage dumpsters and recycling collection bins in compliance with the buffer and screening requirements of Article 12.

7.

Signs in compliance with the Walton County Sign Ordinance.