Zebulon City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
- 1.1. TITLE
- 1.2. EFFECTIVE DATE
- 1.3. AUTHORITY
- 1.4. PURPOSE AND INTENT
- 1.4.1. Keep Town Residents and Visitors Safe
- 1.4.2. Foster a Convenient, Compatible Arrangement of Land Uses
- 1.4.3. Protect the Natural Environment
- 1.4.4. Ensure Properly Functioning Infrastructure
- 1.4.5. Establish a Unique Sense of Place
- 1.4.6. Promote a Strong and Diverse Economy
- 1.4.7. Provide Adequate and Desirable Housing
- 1.5. APPLICABILITY
- 1.6. ADOPTED POLICY GUIDANCE
- 1.7. PROCEDURES MANUAL
- 1.8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS AND AGREEMENTS
- 1.9. CONFLICT
- 1.10. Transitional Provisions
- 1.11. ZONING DISTRICT TRANSLATION
- 1.12. SEVERABILITY
ARTICLE 2
PROCEDURES
Sections
- 2.1. HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE
- 2.2. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES
- 2.2.1. Administrative Adjustment
- 2.2.2. Annexation
- 2.2.3. Appeal
- 2.2.4. Building Permit
- 2.2.5. Certificate of Occupancy
- 2.2.6. Conditional Rezoning
- 2.2.7. Construction Drawing
- 2.2.8. Development Agreement
- 2.2.9. Exempt Subdivision
- 2.2.10. Expedited Subdivision
- 2.2.11. Final Plat
- 2.2.12. Floodplain Development Permit
- 2.2.13. Interpretation
- 2.2.14. Non-Residential Site Plan
- 2.2.15. Planned Development
- 2.2.16. Reasonable Accommodation
- 2.2.17. Residential Preliminary Plan
- 2.2.18. Sign Permit
- 2.2.19. Special Use Permit
- 2.2.20. Temporary Use Permit
- 2.2.21. UDO Text Amendment
- 2.2.22. Variance
- 2.2.23. Vested Rights Determination
- 2.2.24. Zoning Compliance Permit
- 2.2.25. Zoning Map Amendment
- 2.3. APPLICATION PROCESSING
- 2.3.1. Purpose and Intent
- 2.3.2. Pre-application Conference
- 2.3.3. Application Filing
- 2.3.4. Neighborhood Meeting
- 2.3.5. Staff Review and Action
- 2.3.6. Public Notice
- 2.3.7. Public Hearings and Meetings
- 2.3.8. Conditions of Approval
- 2.3.9. Notification of Decision
- 2.3.10. Effect
- 2.3.12. Limitation on Subsequent Similar Applications
ARTICLE 3
DISTRICTS
Sections
- 3.1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
- 3.2 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
- 3.3 GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- 3.4 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
- 3.5 GENERAL MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICTS
- 3.6. CONDITIONAL DISTRICTS
- 3.7. SPECIAL USE DISTRICTS
- 3.8. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 4
USES
Sections
- 4.1. CHAPTER ORGANIZATION
- 4.2 PRINCIPAL USES
- 4.3. USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS
- 4.4. ACCESSORY USES
- 4.5. TEMPORARY USES
- 4.6 UNLISTED USES
- 4.7 PROHIBITED USES
ARTICLE 5
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- 5.1. ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
- 5.1.1. Purpose and Intent
- 5.1.2. Applicability.
- 5.1.3. Exemptions
- 5.1.4. Access to Lots
- 5.1.5. Compliance with Requirements for Streets
- 5.1.6. Driveways
- 5.1.7. Sight Distance Triangles
- 5.1.8. Parking Lot Connections
- 5.1.9. On-Site Pedestrian Walkways
- 5.1.10. Compliance with Requirements for Sidewalks
- 5.1.11. Compliance with Requirements for Greenways
- 5.2. DESIGN GUIDELINES
- 5.3. DESIGN STANDARDS
- 5.4. EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 5.5. FENCES AND WALLS
- 5.5.1. Purpose and Intent
- 5.5.2. Applicability
- 5.5.3. Exemptions
- 5.5.4. Locational Standards
- 5.5.5. Maximum Height
- 5.5.6. Wind Loading
- 5.5.7. Duration
- 5.5.8. Permitted Materials
- 5.5.9. Restricted Fence Materials
- 5.5.10. Electric Fences
- 5.5.11. Prohibited Fence Materials
- 5.5.12. Materials for Temporary Fences
- 5.5.13. Wall Material Standards
- 5.5.14. Finished Side
- 5.5.15. Maintenance
- 5.6. LANDSCAPING
- 5.6.1. Section Organization
- 5.6.2. Purpose and Intent
- 5.6.3. Applicability
- 5.6.4. Exemptions
- 5.6.5. Landscape Plan Required
- 5.6.6. Plant Material Specifications
- 5.6.7. Landscaping Placement
- 5.6.8. Features Allowed Within Required Landscaping Areas
- 5.6.10. Perimeter Buffers
- 5.6.11. Foundation Plantings
- 5.6.13. Street Trees
- 5.6.14. Planting Flexibility
- 5.6.15. Time of Installation
- 5.6.16. Required Maintenance
- 5.6.17. Site Inspection
- 5.6.18. Replacement of Required Vegetation
- 5.6.19. Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Landscaping
- 5.7. OPEN SPACE
- 5.8. PARKING AND LOADING
- 5.8.1. Purpose and Intent
- 5.8.2. Applicability
- 5.8.3. Exemptions
- 5.8.4. Off-Street Parking Requirements
- 5.8.5. Parking Lot Configuration
- 5.8.6. Accessible Parking Spaces
- 5.8.7. Guest Parking Spaces
- 5.8.8. Compact Parking Spaces
- 5.8.9. Stacking Spaces
- 5.8.10. Bicycle Parking
- 5.8.11. Parking Alternatives
- 5.8.12. Off-Street Loading
- 5.9. REFORESTATION
- 5.10. SCREENING
- 5.11. SIGNAGE
- 5.12. SUSTAINABILITY INCENTIVES
ARTICLE 6
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- 6.1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
- 6.1.1. How to Use These Standards
- 6.1.2. Purpose and Intent
- 6.1.3. Applicability
- 6.1.4. Exemptions
- 6.1.5. Compliance with Other Standards
- 6.1.6. Approval of Subdivision Plats Required
- 6.1.7. Recordation of Subdivision Plats Required
- 6.1.8. Issuance of Permits Following Plat Approval
- 6.1.9. Subdividing in Violation
- 6.2. CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION
- 6.3 FEE-IN-LIEU
- 6.4. GREENWAYS
- 6.5 OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
- 6.6. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES
- 6.6.1. Purpose and Intent
- 6.6.2. Eligible Facilities and Features
- 6.6.3. Ineligible Facilities
- 6.6.4. Maximum Term of Guarantee
- 6.6.5. Form of Guarantee
- 6.6.6. Administration of Guarantees
- 6.6.7. Amount of Guarantee
- 6.6.8. Release or Reduction of Guarantee
- 6.6.9. Improper Release of Performance Guarantees
- 6.6.10. Forfeiture of Guarantee
- 6.6.11. As-Built Plans Required
- 6.7. RESERVATION OF PUBLIC LANDS
- 6.8. SIDEWALKS
- 6.9. SOIL EROSION & SEDIMENTATION
- 6.10. STREETS
- 6.10.1. Compliance with Guiding Documents
- 6.10.2. Street Classification
- 6.10.3. Street Rights-of-Way
- 6.10.4. Dedication and Construction
- 6.10.5. Payment In-Lieu of Providing Road Improvements
- 6.10.6. Private Streets
- 6.10.7. Street Design
- 6.10.8. Street Drainage
- 6.10.9. Street Signs
- 6.10.10. Traffic Control Signs and Signals
- 6.10.11. Street Lights
- 6.10.12. Vehicular Gates
- 6.10.13. Bridges
- 6.10.14. Dams
- 6.11. STORMWATER
- 6.12. SUBDIVISION STANDARDS
- 6.13. TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS
- 6.13.1. Introduction
- 6.13.2. Purpose
- 6.13.3. Applicability
- 6.13.4. Pre-Application Conference
- 6.13.5. Memorandum of Understanding
- 6.13.6. Period of Validity
- 6.13.7. Traffic Impact Analysis Report Elements
- 6.13.8. Safety and Operational Analysis.
- 6.13.9. Deferral of Obligation
- 6.13.10. Waiver
- 6.13.11. Format and Submittal of Report
- 6.14. UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- 6.14.1. Utility Ownership and Easement Rights
- 6.14.2. Lots Served by Governmentally Owned Water or Sewer Lines
- 6.14.3. Sewage Disposal Facilities Required
- 6.14.4. Water Supply System Required
- 6.14.5. Electric Power
- 6.14.6. Telephone Service
- 6.14.7. Underground Utilities
- 6.14.8. Utilities to be Consistent with Internal and External Development
- 6.14.9. As-Built Drawings Required
ARTICLE 7
NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- 7.1. GENERAL APPLICABILITY
- 7.2. NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD
- 7.3. NONCONFORMING SIGNS
- 7.4. NONCONFORMING SITES
- 7.5. NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES
- 7.6. NONCONFORMING USES
ARTICLE 8
ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 8.1. PURPOSE
- 8.2. COMPLIANCE REQUIRED
- 8.3. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
- 8.4. VIOLATIONS
- 8.5. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS
- 8.7. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE
- 8.8. REMEDIES
- 8.8.1. Civil Penalties
- 8.8.2. Denial of Permit or Certificate
- 8.8.3. Conditional Permit or Temporary Certificate
- 8.8.4. Stop Work Orders
- 8.8.5. Revocation of Permits
- 8.8.6. Criminal Penalties
- 8.8.7. Injunctive Relief
- 8.8.8. Order of Abatement
- 8.8.9. Equitable Remedy
- 8.8.10. State and Common Law Remedies
- 8.8.11. Previous Enforcement
- 8.8.12. Remedies; Cumulative and Continuous
- 8.9. ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES
- 8.10. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR VIOLATIONS IN THE FHO DISTRICT
- 8.10.1. Violations to Be Corrected
- 8.10.2. Inspections of Work in Progress
- 8.10.3. Stop-Work Orders
- 8.10.4. Revocation of Permits
- 8.10.5. Periodic Inspections
- 8.10.6. Actions in Event of Failure to Take Corrective Action
- 8.10.7. Order to Take Corrective Action
- 8.10.8. Appeal
- 8.10.9. Failure to Comply with Order
ARTICLE 9
MEASUREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS
Sections
- 9.1. RULES OF LANGUAGE CONSTRUCTION
- 9.1.1 Meanings and Intent
- 9.1.2. Headings, Illustrations, and Text
- 9.1.3. Lists and Examples
- 9.1.4. Computation of Time
- 9.1.5. Time-Related Language
- 9.1.6. References to this Ordinance
- 9.1.7. References to Other Regulations or Publications
- 9.1.8. References to North Carolina General Statutes
- 9.1.9. Delegation of Authority
- 9.1.10. Joint Authority
- 9.1.11. Technical and Non-Technical Terms
- 9.1.12. Public Officials and Agencies
- 9.1.13. Mandatory and Discretionary Terms
- 9.1.14. Conjunctions
- 9.1.15. Tenses, Plurals, and Gender of Words
- 9.1.16. Oath
- 9.1.17. Term Not Defined
- TABLE 9.2: TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS
- 9.3. RULES OF MEASUREMENT
- 9.3.1. Purpose
- 9.3.2. Measurements, Generally
- 9.3.3. Lot Dimensions
- 9.3.4. Setbacks
- 9.3.5. Setback Encroachments
- 9.3.6. Residential Density
- 9.3.7. Gross Floor Area (GFA)
- 9.3.8. Height
- 9.3.9. Lot Coverage
- 9.3.10. Slope and Elevation
- 9.3.11. Parking Space Computation
- 9.3.12. Landscaping
- 9.3.13. Signage Measurement
- 9.3.14. Exterior Lighting
- 9.3.15. Fence and Wall Height
- 9.4. DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 10
REVIEWING AGENCIES
Sections
- 10.1. OVERVIEW
- 10.2. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (BOA)
- 10.3. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
- 10.4. PLANNING BOARD
- 10.5. TECHNICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (TRC)
- 10.6. BUILDING INSPECTOR
- 10.7. PLANNING DIRECTOR
- 10.8. TOWN MANAGER