Zoning Ordinance Table of Contents (with links to each section)

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ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1.0 AUTHORITY, TITLE, PURPOSE, AND ENACTMENT

1.2.0 OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

1.2.1 Zoning Map Established

1.2.2 Zoning District Boundaries

1.2.3 Corporate Limits

1.2.4 Centerlines

1.2.5 Lot or Property Lines

1.2.6 Boundary Interpretations

1.3.0 ADMINISTRATION

1.4.0 APPLICABILITY

1.4.1 General

1.4.2 Minimum Requirements

1.4.3 New Uses and Development

1.4.4 Existing Uses and Development

1.5.0 NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES

1.5.1 Definition

1.5.2 Continuance

1.5.3 Enlargement and Expansion

1.5.4 Destruction

1.5.5 Change of Use

1.5.6 Abandonment/Termination

1.6.0 RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE

1.6.1 Computation of Time

1.6.2 Shall and May

1.6.3 Tense

1.6.4 Text

1.7.0 UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

1.8.0 PLANNING COMMISSION

1.8.1 Creation and Membership

1.8.2 Organization, Powers, Duties, etc.

1.8.3 Jurisdiction; Subdivisions

1.8.4 Right to Enter Upon Land

1.9.0 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

1.9.1 Establishment

1.9.2 Membership

1.9.3 Meetings

1.9.4 Conflicts of Interest

1.9.5 Powers and Duties

1.9.6 Right to Enter Upon Land

1.9.7 Appeals to the Board

1.9.8 Stay of Proceedings

1.9.9 Appeal to the Court

1.10.0 HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

1.10.1 Establishment

1.10.2 Membership

1.10.3 Procedure

1.10.4 Conflicts of Interest

1.10.5 Powers and Duties

1.10.6 Jurisdiction

1.11.0 APPLICATION FEE

1.11.1 General

1.12.0 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1.12.1 Multiple Uses

1.12.2 Other Provisions

1.13.0 DEFINITIONS

1.13.1 Applicability

1.13.2 General Terms

ARTICLE 2 ZONING DISTRICTS

2.1.0 ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED

2.2.0 ZONING DISTRICTS DESCRIBED

2.2.1 Estate Residential (ER)

2.2.2 Suburban Residential (SR)

2.2.3 Urban Residential (UR)

2.2.4 Village (V)

2.2.5 Village Fringe (VF)

2.2.6 Commercial Services (CS)

2.2.7 Office/Industrial (OI)

2.2.8 Public Institutional (PI)

2.2.9 Historic District Overlay (HD)

2.2.10 Planned Unit Development (PUD)

2.2.11 Flood Plain Overlay Zone (FP)

2.2.12 Commercial Corridor Overlay District (CCO)

2.2.13 Commercial Regional District (CRD)

2.2.14 Annexation Buffer Overlay (ABO)

2.3.0 USES PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS (PC)

2.3.1 Accessory Dwelling/Apartment

2.3.2 Mobile Home Dwelling

2.3.3 Bed and Breakfast

2.3.4 Attached Senior Housing

2.3.5 Religious Institution

2.3.6 Educational Facility

2.3.7 Cemetery

2.3.8 Recreational and Athletic Facilities

2.3.9 Community Center

2.3.10 Charitable, Fraternal or Social Organization

2.3.11 Emergency Services

2.3.12 Veterinary Office

2.3.13 Self-Storage Facility

2.3.14 Adult Entertainment

2.3.15 Light Industry

2.3.16 Auction House

2.3.17 Day Care Home (see Article for definition)

2.3.18 Day Care Center (see Article for definition)

2.3.19 Group Home (more than eight individuals)

2.3.20 Funeral Home

2.3.21 Utility Facility

2.3.22 Car Wash

2.3.23 Home Occupations (formerly 2.4.0)

2.3.24 Tower, Communications, Other (formerly 2.5.0)

2.3.25 Automotive/Vehicular Sales and Services (formerly 2.6.0)

2.3.26 Historic Home Special Events (formerly 2.7.0)

ARTICLE 3 PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS STANDARDS

3.1.0 APPLICABILITY

3.1.1 New Development

3.1.2 Legally Nonconforming Development

3.2.0 OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS

3.2.1 Parking Requirements Table

3.2.2 Parking Design Standards

3.2.3 Handicapped Parking

3.2.4 Compact Parking Spaces

3.2.5 Required Internal Pedestrian Walkways

3.2.6 Alternative Parking Requirements

3.3.0 OFF-STREET LOADING REQUIREMENTS

3.3.1 Loading Area Requirements Table

3.3.2 Loading Area Design Standards

3.3.3 Loading Area Location

3.3.4 Loading Area Screening

3.3.5 Loading Areas Adjoining Residential Uses

3.4.0 ACCESS STANDARDS

3.4.1 General Access Requirements

3.4.2 Traffic Impact Studies

3.4.3 Access Plan

3.4.4 Temporary Access

3.4.5 Road Right-of-Way Construction

3.4.6 Clear View of Intersecting Roads

3.4.7 Private Roads

3.4.8 Common Driveways

3.4.9 Minimum Road Frontage

3.4.10 Paved Apron

ARTICLE 4 TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS

4.1.0 GENERAL

4.1.1 Temporary Use Permit Required

4.1.2 Signage Limitation

4.1.3 Specific Temporary Uses Permitted

A. Christmas Tree Sales

B. Fireworks Sales

C. Contractor’s Office

D. Real Estate Sales Office

E. Produce or Farm Stand

F. Temporary Festival

G. Food Service Stands

4.2.0 TEMPORARY USE PERMIT

4.2.1 Temporary Use Permit Required

4.2.2 Temporary Use Permit Application

ARTICLE 5 FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS

Previous Flood Plain regulations have been removed from the Zoning Ordinance and re-established as a separate ordinance numbered #08-10.

ARTICLE 6 RESOURCE PROTECTION

6.1.0 OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS

6.2.0 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

6.2.1 Applicability

6.2.2 Septic Disposal Areas

6.2.3 Stormwater Management

6.2.4 Inspection of Facilities

6.3.0 GREENWAYS

ARTICLE 7 EROSION CONTROL AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

7.1.0 INTENT; APPLICATION

7.1.1 Definitions

7.1.2 Grading Permit

7.1.3 Properties Exempt from Obtaining a Grading Permit

7.1.4 Land Disturbance Plan

7.1.5 Construction Access Routes

7.1.6 Cut and Fill Slopes

7.1.7 Stabilization of Denuded Areas and Soil Stockpiles

7.1.8 Establishment of Permanent Vegetation

7.1.9 Protection of Adjacent Properties

7.1.10 Disturbance in Streams and Floodways

7.1.11 Existing Areas with Soil Erosion Problems

7.2.0 PERFORMANCE

7.3.0 APPEALS

7.4.0 INSPECTIONS

7.5.0 TOWN CORRECTION/COLLECTION PROCEDURES

7.6.0 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

ARTICLE 8 OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

8.1.0 GENERAL

8.1.1 Applicability

8.1.2 Exemptions

8.2.0 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

8.2.1 Exterior Lighting Plan

8.2.2 Lighting for Parking Areas

8.2.3 Street Lighting

8.2.4 Lighting for Outdoor Recreational Uses

8.2.5 Prohibited Lighting

8.3.0 NOISE

8.3.1 Applicability

8.3.2 Method of Measurement

8.3.3 Maximum Permitted Sound Levels

8.4.0 AIR POLLUTION

8.4.1 Visible Emission and Particulate Matter

9.1.0 AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE OR OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

9.1.1 Authority

9.1.2 Map Amendments

9.1.3 Text Amendments

9.1.4 Application

9.1.5 Board of Aldermen Public Hearing

9.1.6 Decisions

9.1.7 Failure to Notify

9.1.8 Re-applications

9.2.0 VARIANCES

9.2.1 Authority

9.2.2 Applications

9.2.3 Public Hearing Required

9.2.4 Review Standards

9.2.5 Decision

9.3.0 BUILDING PERMIT

9.3.1 Building Permit Required

9.3.2 Building Permit Application

9.3.3 Issuance of Building Permit

9.3.4 Expiration

9.4.0 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

9.4.1 Certificate of Occupancy Required

9.5.0 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

9.5.1 Certificate of Appropriateness Required

9.5.2 Application

9.5.3 Procedure

9.5.4 Decisions

9.5.5 Exterior Painting of Previously Painted Surfaces

9.5.6 Re-applications

9.6.0 CODES ENFORCEMENT

9.6.1 Mayor or his Designee

APPENDIX A SIGN REGULATIONS

1.1.0 PURPOSE

1.2.0 DEFINITIONS

1.3.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.3.1 Applicability

1.4.0 EXEMPT SIGNS

1.5.0 PROHIBITED SIGNS

1.5.1 Signs Prohibited

1.6.0 NONCONFORMING SIGNS

1.6.1 Abandonment

1.7.0 DESIGN CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS

1.7.1 Calculations-Measurement Standards

1.7.2 Sign Setback

1.7.3 Sign Illumination

1.7.4 Material, Color and Style

1.7.5 Maintenance

1.7.6 Obstruction

1.8.0 FREESTANDING SIGN STANDARDS

1.8.1 Area and Quantity

1.8.2 Height

1.8.3 Structure Size

1.8.4 Spacing Limitations

1.8.5 Non-Governmental Flags

1.8.6 Detailed Directory Signs

1.9.0 WALL SIGN STANDARDS

1.9.1 Retail

1.9.2 Office

1.9.3 Canopy Signs

1.9.4 Awning Signs

1.9.5 Institutional/Public and Industrial

1.9.6 Hanging Signs under Protected Overhangs or Covered Walkways of Commercial Buildings

1.10.0 WINDOW SIGN STANDARDS

1.10.1 Permit Exemption

1.10.2 Area Limitations by Type

1.11.0 GASOLINE FILLING STATIONS

1.11.1 Pump Signs

1.11.2 Price Signs

1.12.0 TEMPORARY SIGN STANDARDS

1.12.1 Permit

1.12.2 Types

1.12.3 Area, Height and Location

1.12.4 Time Limits

1.13.0 SIGN PERMIT ADMINISTRATION

1.13.1 Sign Permit Required

1.13.2 Sign Permit Application

1.13.3 Master Signage Plan Required

1.13.4 Regulatory Enforcement

1.13.5 Violation Notice

APPENDIX B LANDSCAPING, BUFFERING AND TREE PROTECTION

1.1.0 PURPOSE AND INTENT

1.2.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.2.1 Landscape Plan Required

1.2.2 Landscaping Requirements

1.2.3 Replacement of Dead Materials

1.3.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1.3.1 Special Screening Requirements

1.3.2 Street Tree Requirement

1.4.0 PROTECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES

1.4.1 Removal of Trees

1.4.2 Required Tree Density

1.4.3 Existing Tree Schedule Units

1.4.4 Replacement Tree Schedule Units

1.4.5 Replacement Trees

1.4.6 Phased Construction

1.4.7 Prohibited Trees

1.4.8 Prohibited Plantings

1.4.9 Protection of Trees during Development Activities

1.4.10 Tree Preservation Areas for Single-Family Residential Development

1.5.0 PARKING AREAS SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING

1.5.1 Applicability

1.5.2 Perimeter Parking Area Landscaping

1.5.3 Interior Parking Area Landscaping

1.5.4 Perimeter Parking Area Requirements

1.5.5 Interior Parking Area Requirements

1.6.0 BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS

1.6.1 General Requirements

1.6.2 Landscape Buffer Yard Design and Materials

1.6.3 Trees

1.6.4 Shrubs

1.6.5 Groundcover

1.6.6 Utility and Drainage Easements

1.6.7 Parking Area Landscaping

1.6.8 Compatibility of Materials

1.6.9 Other Uses in the Buffer Yard

1.6.10 Landscape Buffer Yard Requirements Table

1.7.0 RECOMMENDED TREE LIST

APPENDIX C SITE PLAN REVIEW

1.1.0 SINGLE-FAMILY HOME

1.2.0 SITE PLAN

1.3.0 SITE PLAN INFORMAL REVIEW

1.4.0 PROCEDURE FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW

1.5.0 SITE PLAN PROCESSING

1.6.0 RESERVED

1.7.0 RESERVED

1.8.0 GUARANTEE OF IMPROVEMENTS

1.9.0 REDUCTION OR RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND OR SECURITY

1.10.0 FAILURE TO COMPLETE IMPROVEMENTS

1.11.0 MAINTENANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS

APPENDIX D CRITICAL LOTS

PLANS AND PROCEDURES

1.1.0 CAUTION

1.2.0 DESIGNATION

1.3.0 PLAN REVIEW

1.4.0 PLAN DETAILS

1.5.0 GENERAL GUIDES

APPENDIX E DESIGN REVIEW - TABLE OF CONTENTS

GOALS FOR COMMUNITY APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER

PART A SITE LAYOUT

PART B ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS

PART C HISTORIC DESIGN STANDARDS