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 APPLICATION FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSING EXEMPTION
FIRE MARSHALL APPROVAL FORMS
ITEMS NEEDED TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL
PROJECTS
MANUFACTURED STRUCTURE APPLICATION
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR
City of
Rockingham,
North Carolina
Unified
Development
Ordinance
Table of Articles
and Contents
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
1: Short Title
………………………………………………………………………….….....................1
Section
2:
Authority………………………………………………………………………………....................…1
Section
3:
Jurisdiction……………………………………….....................…………………………………..…1
Section
4: Effective
Date……………………………………………………..........………….....…………...….1
Section
5: Purpose of
Ordinance…………………………………..........…………………………….…..…….1
Section
6: Relationship to Existing Zoning, Subdivision and
Flood Control Ordinances.......…………2
Section
7: Relationship to Land-Use
Plan………..........…………...……………………………….…………2
Section
8: Effect of this
Ordinance……………………………………..........…………………………..……...2
Section
9:
Fees……………………………………………………..………………………..........………….…….3
Section 10:
Severability………………………..........……………………………....……………………………..3
Section 11:
Computation of Time………………………………..........…………………………………..……..3
ARTICLE II
BASIC DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section 15:
Definitions of Basic Terms………………………………………..........…………………………....4
Section 16:
Lots
Divided by District Lines……………………………………..……..........…………….……..32
Section 17:
Miscellaneous…………………………………..........………….……………………………….…..33
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATIVE
MECHANISMS
PART I.
PLANNING
BOARD
Section 19:
Appointment and Terms of Planning Board
Members…………..........……………..……….34
Section 20:
Meetings of the Planning Board……………..........…………..…………………………..……..34
Section 21:
Quorum and Voting………………………………………………..........……………………..……35
Section 22:
Planning Board Officers……………………………..........………………………………………..35
Section 23:
Powers and Duties of Planning Board………………………………..........…………………….35
Section 24:
Advisory Committees…………………………..........………………………………………………36
PART II.
BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEAL
Section 27:
Appointment and Terms of Board of Adjustment and Appeal……
..........…………..…….36
Section 28:
Meetings of the Board of Adjustment and
Appeal…………..........…………..……..……….37
Section 29:
Quorum……………………………..........…………………………………………………..………37
Section 30:
Voting…………………………………………………..........……………………………….………37
Section 31:
Board of Adjustment and Appeal Officers…………………………..........…………………….38
Section 32:
Powers and Duties of Board of Adjustment and
Appeals…………………………...........….38
PART III. CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND PLANNING DIRECTOR
Section 35:
Code
Enforcement Officer………………..........…………..………………………………….….39
Section 36:
Planning Director……………………………………………..........…………..…..………….…..39
PART IV. CITY
COUNCIL
Section 38:
The
City Council………………………..........………….…………………………………………39
ARTICLE IV
FINAL PLAT
APPROVAL
PART I. ZONING,
SPECIAL-USE, AND CONDITIONAL-USE PERMITS
Section 41:
Permits Required……………………………………………………….………………….…………40
Section 42: No
Occupancy, Use, or Sale of Lots until Requirements
Fulfilled…….….………….………41
Section 43:
Who
May Submit Permit Applications……………………………………………….…..……….41
Section 44:
Applications to be Completed………………………………………………….…….…………….41
Section 45:
Staff Consultation Before Formal Application…………………...………..…………………….42
Section 46:
Staff Consultation After Application
Submitted………………….........……………………….43
Section 47:
Zoning Permits………………………………………………………….……...............……………43
Section 48:
Authorizing Use or Occupancy Before Completion of Development Under
Zoning
Permit…………………………………………………………………………….........………………………..…….44
Section 49:
Special-Use Permits and Conditional-Use Permits……………………………………………..44
Section 50:
Burden of Presenting Evidence; Burden of Persuasion……………….……………………….44
Section 51:
Recommendations on Special-Use Permit Applications……………………...……………….45
Section 52:
Planning Board's Recommendations on Special Use and/or Conditional-Use
Permit .Applications…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….45
Section 53:
Board of Adjustment Action on Special-Use and Conditional-Use
Permits…........……….46
Section 54:
Additional Requirements on Special and Conditional Use
Permits….……........………….47
Section 55:
Authorizing Use, Occupancy, or Sale Before Completion of Development
Under
Special-use
Or
Conditional-Use Permits………….…..……………………………………...…………………47
Section 56:
Completing Developments in Phases………………….........….….…………………………….48
Section 57:
Expiration of Permits…………………………………………………………………………………49
Section 58:
Effect of Permit on Successors and Assigns…………..………………………………………….50
Section 59:
Amendments to and Modifications of Permits………………….……………………………….50
Section 60:
Reconsideration of Board Action………………………………....…………....………………….51
Section 61:
Applications to be Processed Expeditiously…………….…………..…….……………………..51
Section 62:
Maintenance of Common Areas, Improvements, and
Facilities……….………....………….51
PART II. MAJOR
AND MINOR SUBDIVISIONS
Section 66:
Regulation of Subdivisions…………………………..……………….…………………………….51
Section 67: No
Subdivision Without Plat Approval………………….…………….……………….………….52
Section 68:
Minor Subdivision Approval………………………………..…………….…………………………52
Section 69:
Major Subdivision Approval Process………….………………...……….……………..…………53
Section
70: Endorsements on Major Subdivision
Plats……………………………….……..……………….54
Section 71:
Plat
Approval Not Acceptance of Dedication Offers…………………………...………….……55
Section 72:
Protection Against Defects…………………………………..………………………………………56
Section 73:
Maintenance of Dedicated Areas Until Acceptance………..…………………………………..56
PART III
SUBDIVISION STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS WITHIN WATERSHED
Section 74:
Standards and Requirements…………………………………………..…………………………..57
Section 75:
Additional Watershed Requirements…………………………………….……..…………………58
ARTICLE V
APPEALS,
VARIANCES,
AND INTERPRETATIONS
Section 81:
Appeals………………………………………………………………………………………………….59
Section 82:
Variances…………………………………………………………………………………………….…59
Section 83:
Interpretations………………………………………………………………………………………….60
Section 84:
Requests to be Heard Expeditiously………………….………………….………………………….61
Section 85:
Burden of Proof in Appeals and Variances…………………………………………………………61
Section 86:
Board Action on Appeals and Variances…………………………………..……………………….61
Section 87:
Variances of Watershed Regulations……………………………………….………………………61
ARTICLE VI
HEARING
PROCEDURES
FOR APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS.
Section 91:
Hearing Required on Appeals and Applications………………………..………………..…...63
Section 92:
Notice of Hearing……………………………………………………………………..………….…..63
Section 93:
Evidence………………………………………………………………………………..……….…….63
Section 94:
Modification of Application at Hearing…………………………………………….…….………64
Section 95:
Record………………………………………………….………………………………………………..64
Section 96:
Written Decision……………………………………….…………………………………….……….64
Section 97:
Judicial Review…………………………………………………………………………….…………64
ARTICLE VII
ENFORCEMENT AND
REVIEW
Section 101:
Complaints Regarding Violations………………………………………………………..……….66
Section 102:
Persons Liable………………………………….……………………………………….……………66
Section 103:
Procedures Upon Discovery of Violations………………………………………………………..66
Section 104:
Penalties and Remedies for Violations……..…………………………………………………….66
Section 105:
Permit Revocation………………………………………………………………………….………..67
ARTICLE VIII
NONCONFORMING
SITUATIONS
Section
111: Continuation of Nonconforming Situations and
Completion of
Nonconforming
Projects………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….68
Section
112: Nonconforming
Lots……………………………………………………………………….......….68
Section
113: Extension or Enlargement of Nonconforming
Situations………………………….………..69
Section
114: Repair, Maintenance and
Reconstruction……………………………………………....……..70
Section
115: Change in Use of Property Where a Nonconforming
Situation Exists…………….……….71
Section
116: Abandonment and Discontinuance of Nonconforming
Situations………………………….72
Section
117: Completion of Nonconforming
Projects……………………………………………………..…..72
Section 118:
Termination of Nonconforming Situations…………………………………………….………..74
Section
119: Nonconforming Situation Amortization
Schedule……………………………………………..75
ARTICLE IX
ZONING DISTRICT
AND
ZONING MAP
PART I. ZONING
DISTRICTS
Section 125:
Residential Districts Established………………………………………………….……………...76
Section 126:
Commercial and Medical Districts Established………………………………………….……..78
Section 127:
Industrial Districts Established…………………………………………………….……….……..79
Section 128:
Other Zoning Districts Established……………………………………………….………..……..79
PART II ZONING
MAP
Section 129:
Official Zoning Map………………………………………………….……….……..………………81
Section 130:
Amendment to the Official Zoning Map………………………………………………………….81
ARTICLE X
TABLE OF
PERMITTED,
CONDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL USES
Section 135:
Table of Permitted, Conditional, and Special Uses……………………………….…………...82
Section 136:
Use
of the Designations P, C, S in the Table of Permitted Uses……….………….………
102
Section 137:
Board of Adjustment Jurisdiction Over Uses Otherwise Permitted With a
Zoning
Permit……………………………………………………………………………......................………...........…….102
Section 138:
Permitted Uses and Specific Exclusions………………………………………………...……….102
Section 139:
Permitted Uses Not Requiring Permits…………………………………………………...………103
Section 140:
Change in Use………………………………………………………………………………....…….103
Section 141:
More Specific Use Controls……………………………………………………………..…....……104
SPECIAL OVERLAY
DISTRICT.
Section 142
Transitional Commercial Overlay District………………………………………..………….……104
ARTICLE XI
SUPPLEMENTAL
REGULATIONS
Section 146:
Intersection Visibility……………………………………………………………………....……….109
Section 147:
Accessory Structures and Uses…………………………………………………………......……109
Section 148:
Residual Lot Area…………………………………………………………………………..……….111
Section 149:
Keeping of Animals………………………………………………………………………..……….111
Section 150:
Manufactured Homes as Permanent Residences………………………………………………112
Section 151:
Non-Residential Manufactured Mobile Structures as Temporary
Construction
Offices………………………………………………………………………………………………..........………..112
Section 152:
Non-Residential Mobile / Modular Structures (not related to
construction)………....….113
Section 153:
Additional Permanent Dwelling Units on a Single Residential
Lot………………………..113
Section 154:
Accessory Apartments…………………………………………………………………………….113
Section 155:
Solar Energy Access……………………………………………………………………………….113
Section 156:
Outdoor Storage…………………………………………………………………………………….115
Section 157:
Dish Antennas……………………………………………………………………………………….115
Section 158:
Home Occupations…………………………………………………………………………………116
Section 159:
Zoning Vested Rights……………………………………………………………………………..118
ARTICLE XII
DIMENSIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
Section 166:
Required Minimums………………………………………………………………………………122
Section 167:
Minimum Lot Size…………………………………………………………………………………124
Section 168:
Minimum Lot Widths………………………………………………………………..…………….124
Section 169:
Building Setback Requirements…………………………………………………....…………..124
Section 170:
Supplemental Front Yard Regulations………………………………………….……………..125
Section 171:
Supplemental Yard Regulations…………………………………………………………………125
Section 172:
Accessory Building Setback Requirements…………………………………………………….126
Section 173:
Building Height Limitation………………………………………………………………………..126
ARTICLE XIII
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE
Section 181:
Miniparks Required……………………………………………………………………………..….127
Section 182:
Miniparks: Purpose and Standards………………………………….…………………….……127
Section 183:
Usable Open Space…………………………………………………………………………….….128
Section 184:
Ownership and Maintenance of Recreational Areas and Required Open
Space…......128
Section 185:
Dedication of Open Space…………………………………………………………….………..129
Section
186: Homeowners Associations………………………………………………………………………..129
Section 187:
Flexibility in Administration Authorized………………………………………………………..129
ARTICLE XIV
STREETS AND
SIDEWALKS
Section 190:
Street Classification………………………………………………………………………………..130
Section 191:
Access to Lots………………………………………………………………………………………..131
Section 192:
Access to Arterial Streets…………………..………………………………………………………131
Section
193: Entrances to Streets…………………………………………………………………………………131
Section 194:
Coordination with Surrounding Streets………………………………………………...……….131
Section 195:
Relationship of Streets to Topography………………………………………………………….132.
Section 196:
Street Width, Sidewalk, and Drainage Requirements in
Subdivisions…………...……….132
Section 197:
General Layout of Streets………………………………………………………………….………133
Section 198:
Street Intersections………………………………………………………………………………….134
Section 199:
Construction Standards and Specifications…………………………………………………….134
Section 200:
Public Streets and Private Roads in Subdivisions………………………………….…………134
Section 201:
Road and Sidewalk Requirements in Un-subdivided
Developments……………..……….135
Section 202:
Attention to Handicapped in Street and Sidewalk
Construction…………………..………..136
Section 203:
Street Names and House Numbers……………………………………………………………….136.
Section 204:
Bridges………………………………………………………………………………………….…….136
Section 205:
Utilities………………………………………………………………………………………………...137
ARTICLE XV
UTILITIES
Section 211:
Utility Ownership and Easement Rights…………………………………………...…………..138
Section 212:
Lots Served by Governmentally Owned Water or Sewer
Lines………………..…………..138
Section 213:
Sewage Disposal Facilities Required…………………………………………….…………….138
Section 214:
Determining Compliance With Section 213…………………………………………………..138
Section 215:
Approval to City Sewage System Required……………………………………………………140
Section 216:
Water Supply System Required………………………………………………………….………142
Section 217:
Determining Compliance with Section 216……………………………………………..…….142
Section 218:
Lighting Requirements……………………………………………………………………..……..144
Section 219:
Excessive Illumination……………………………………………………………………..……..144
Section 220:
Electric Power………………………………………………………………………………..…….144
Section 221:
Telephone Service……………………………………………………………………….….……145
Section
222: Underground Utilities…………………………………………………………………….……….145
Section
223: Utilities To Be Consistent With Internal and External
Development…………….……….145
Section 224:
As-Built Drawings Required……………………………………………………………….……..145
Section 225:
Fire Hydrants…………………………………………………………………………..……..…….146
Section 226:
Sites for and Screening of Dumpsters…………………………………………………….……146
ARTICLE XVI
FLOODWAYS,
FLOODPLAINS, DRAINAGE, EROSION AND WATERSHED
PART I. FLOODWAYS
AND
FLOODPLAINS
Section 231:
Purpose and Objectives……………………………………………………………………………147
Section 232:
Basis for Establishing the Areas of Special Flood
Hazard……………………………………148
Section 233:
Compliance………………………………………………………………………………………..…148
Section 234:
Interpretation………………………………………………………………………………………….148
Section 235:
Warning and Disclaimer of Liability………………………………………………………………149
Section 236:
Flood Plain Permit Procedures………………………………………………………….………..149
Section
237: Duties of Administrator Related to Flood Insurance and
Flood Control…………....…….150
Section 238:
Development Standards Related to Flood Prone Areas……………………………………..150
Section
239: Permitted uses Within
Floodways………………………………………………………………..153
Section 240:
Other Specific Standards………………………………………………………....……………….153
Section 241:
Standards For Streams Without Established Base Flood Elevations and/or
Floodways……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..155
Section 242:
Special Provisions for Subdivisions……………………………………………………….…….155
Section 243: Water
Supply and Sanitary Sewer Systems in Floodways and
Floodplains………...……156
Section 244:
Standards for Areas of Shallow Flooding (AO Zones)………………………………………..156
PART II.
DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Section 246:
Natural Drainage System Utilized to Extent Feasible………………………………….…….157
Section 247:
Development Must Drain Properly………………………………………………………….…...157
Section 248:
Storm Water Managemen……………………………………………………………………….…158
Section 249:
Sedimentation and Erosion Control……………………………………………………….…….158
PART III. WATERSHED
AREAS
Section 250:
Authority and Enactment…………………………………………………………………………..159
Section 251:
Jurisdiction…………………………………………………………………………………………….159
Section 252:
Establishment of Watershed Areas………………………………………………………………..159
Section 253:
Watershed Area Described…………………………………………………………………………159
Section 254:
Cluster Development…………………………………………………………..…………………...161
Section 255:
Buffer Areas Required……………………………………………………..……………………….161
Section 256:
Public Health, In General…………………………………………………………………………..161
ARTICLE XVII
SIGN REGULATIONS
Section
261: Purpose……………………………………………………………………………………………...162
Section 262:
General Requirements……………………………………………………………………………..162
Section 263:
Exemptions…………………………………………………………………………………………..164
Section 264:
Permitted Signs…………………………………………………………………………………….165
Section 265:
Temporary
Signs…………………………………………………………………………………….168
Section 266:
Illumination…………………………………………………………………………………………..169
Section 267:
Prohibited Signs…………………………………………………………………………………….169
Section 268:
Non-Conforming Signs…….………………………………………………………….….……….170
Section 269:
Violations……………………………………………………………………………………………..170
ARTICLE XVIII
PARKING
Section 271:
Number of Parking Spaces Required………………………………………..…………………..172
Section 272:
Flexibility in Administration Required………………………………………………………….176
Section 273:
Parking Space Dimensions…………………………………………………………………………176
Section 274:
Required Widths of Parking Area Aisles and Driveways……………………………………..177
Section 275:
General Design Requirements……………………………………………………………………177
Section 276:
Vehicle Accommodation Area Surfaces……………………………………………………….178
Section 277:
Joint Use of Required Parking Spaces……………………………………………………………178
Section 278:
Satellite Parking…………………………………………………………………………………….178
Section 279:
Special Provisions For Lots With Existing Buildings………………………………………….179
Section 280:
Loading and Unloading Areas…………………………………………………………………….179
ARTICLE XIX
LANDSCAPING
Section 284:
Intent of Landscaping Requirements…………………………………………………………..181
Section 285:
General Landscaping Requirements…………………………………………………....…….181
Section 286:
Nonconforming Parking Lots……………………………………………………………………183
Section 287:
Maintenance…………………………………………………………………………………….…183
Section 288:
Sight Distance…………………………………………………………………………………….183
Section 289:
Plant Materials……………………………………………………………………………………183
ARTICLE XX
AMENDMENTS
Section 296:
Amendments in General…………………………………………………………………………184
Section 297:
Initiation of Amendments………………………………………………………………….…….184
Section 298:
Planning Board Consideration of Proposed Amendments………………………….……..185
Section 299:
Hearing Required; Notice………………………………………………………………………..185
Section 300:
City Council Action on Amendments…………………………………………………..………186
Section 301:
Ultimate Issue Before City Council on Amendments……………………………….……….186
Section 302:
Protests to Zoning District Changes……………………………………….……………………186
APPENDIX A
INFORMATION REQUIRED
WITH APPLICATIONS
A-1: In
General……………………………………………………………………………………………………….187
A-2:
Written Application…………………………………………….……………………………………………..187
A-3:
Development Site Plans…………………………………………………………………………………….188
A-4:
Graphic Materials Required for Plans……………………....…………………………………………….188
A-5:
Existing Natural, Man-Made, and Legal Features………...……………………………………………188
A-6:
Proposed Changes in Existing Features or New
Features……………………………………………..189
A-7:
Documents and Written Information in Addition to
Plans……………………………………………..191
A-8:
Number of Copies of Plans and Documents………………………………………………………………192
APPENDIX B
CONDITIONAL AND
SPECIAL USES
B-1:
Objective and Purpose………………………………………………………………………….……………193
B-2:
Conditional Use Standards and Required
Information……………….……………………...…………196
B-3:
Development Impact Study…………………………………………………………………..……………..196
B-4:
Special Use Standards and Conditions…………………………………………………….………..…….197
APPENDIX C
SPECIFICATIONS FOR
STREET DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
C-1:
Design Speed, Sight Distance, Centerline Radius…………………………………………………….205
C-2:
Cut and Fill Slopes………………………………………………………………………………………….205
C-3:
Sight Distances at Intersections…………………………………………………………………………….205
C-4:
Radius at Street Intersections……………………………………………………………………………….206
C-5:
Clearing and Grubbing……………………………………………………………………………………….206
C-6:
Grading and Compaction………………………………………………………………………………….206
C-7:
Street Base……………………………………………………………………………………………………206
C-8:
Street Surfaces……………………………………………………………………………………………….206
C-9:
Pavement Section Variations…………………………………………………………………………….206
C-10: Street
Cross Sections………………………………………………………………………………………….207
C-11: Curb and
Gutter………………………………………………………………………………………………207
C-12:
Sidewalks……………………………………………………………………………………………………….207
C-13: Wheel
Chair Ramps…………………………………………………………………………………………207
C-14: Storm
Water Runoff Control……………………………………………………………………………….207
C-15:
Sedimentation Control……………………………………………………………………………………..207
APPENDIX D
VEHICLE
ACCOMMODATION
AREA SURFACES
D-1:
Paved
Surfaces………………………………………………………………………………………………..213
D-2:
Unpaved Surfaces…………………………………………………………………………………………….213
APPENDIX E
LANDSCAPING DESIGNS
AND SUGGESTIONS…………………...........…………………………..………214
AMENDMENT PAGE………………………………………………………………………….............……….219
C-12:
Sidewalks……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….207
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