APPENDIX C – ZONING REGULATIONS

 


Article 1 ‐ Title and Jurisdiction. 1

Article 2 ‐ Purpose and Intent 2

Article 3 ‐ Rules. 3

Article 4 ‐ Definitions. 5

Article 5 ‐ General Provisions. 27

Article 6 ‐ District Regulations 29

Residential Districts. 29

Business Districts – General 33

Public Use Districts. 35

Article 7 ‐ Supplementary District Regulations. 37

Article 8 ‐ Off‐Street Parking and Loading Regulations  55

General Provisions: 55

Layout and Design Requirements: 55

Maintenance: 57

Required Spaces: 57

Special Uses. 59

Article 9 ‐ Sign Regulations. 61

Nonconforming Signs: 61

Permit Required: 61

Classification of Signs: 62

General Standards: 67

Prohibited Signs: 72

Temporary Portable Display Signs: 73

Temporary Signs: 73

Maintenance: 73

Office Parks, Shopping Centers and Planned Districts: 74

District Regulations: 74

Article 10 ‐ Nonconformities. 77

General: 77

Nonconforming Lots of Record: 77

Nonconforming Structures: 77

Nonconforming Uses: 78

Status of Special Uses: 79

Article 11 ‐ Special Use Permits. 80

General Considerations: 80

Procedures: 80

Standards for Issuance of Special Use Permits: 81

Additional Conditions for Particular Special Uses: 81

Article 12 ‐ Site Plan Review and Building Permits  86

Site Plan Review.. 86

Building Permits. 101

Article 13 ‐ Floodplain (FP) Management 103

Statutory Authorization: 103

General Provisions: 103

Administration: 104

Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction: 105

Floodplain Management Variance Procedures: 109

Penalties for Violation: 111

Amendments: 111

Definitions: 111

Article 14 ‐ Board of Zoning Appeals 116

Article 15 ‐ Amendments. 120

Article 16 ‐ Administration. 123

Article 17 ‐ Violations and Penalties 125

Violations: 125

Enforcement and Remedies: 125

Enforcement Procedures: 126

Appendix A ‐ Listing of Uses by Zoning District 128

Appendix B ‐ Forms. 134