ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS

ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS Section 5.1 urpose Statement.......................................... 5-2 Section 5.2 Interpretation............................................. 5-2 Section 5.3 rimary Zoning Districts...................................... 5-3 Section 5.4 Overlay Districts............................................ 5-3 Section 5.5 Table of ermitted/conditional Uses.............................. 5-4 Section 5.6 Table of Area, Yard, and Height Requirements..................... 5-13 age 5-1

Section 5.1 urpose Statement ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS In accordance with the requirement of NCGS 160A-382 that zoning regulation be by districts, the City, as shown on the Zoning Map, is hereby divided into the following districts which shall be governed by all of the uniform use and dimensional requirements of this Ordinance. The purposes of establishing the following zoning districts are: To implement adopted plans; To promote public health, safety, and general welfare; To provide for orderly growth and development; To provide for the efficient use of resources; To facilitate the adequate provision of services. To establish and protect industrial areas. To establish standards for industrial development. Section 5.2 Interpretation Zoning districts have uses specified as permitted by right, uses permitted with supplemental regulations, and conditional uses. Detailed use tables are provided in Section 5.5 showing the uses allowed in each district. The following describes the processes of each of the categories that the uses are subject to: ermitted by Right: Administrative review and approval subject to district provisions and other applicable requirements only. ermitted with : Administrative review and approval subject to district provisions, other applicable requirements, and supplemental regulations outlined in Article 6. Conditional Uses: TRC review and recommendation, Board of Adjustment review and approval of Conditional Use ermit subject to district provisions, other applicable requirements, and conditions of approval. Some Conditional Uses may also be subject to supplemental regulations outlined in Article 6. age 5-2

Section 5.3 rimary Zoning Districts ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS For the purposes of this Ordinance, the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina is hereby divided into the following primary zoning districts: (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) R-1 Residential District R-2 Residential District R-3 Residential District R-4 Residential District R-5 Residential District R-6 Residential District C-1 Commercial District C-1A Commercial District O&I Office and Institutional District I-1 Light Industrial District CON Conservation District REC Recreation District For a detailed table of specified permitted/conditional uses in the above listed zoning district, see Section 5.5. Section 5.4 Overlay Districts Reserved for future use. age 5-3

Section 5.5 Table of ermitted/conditional Uses - ermitted Use S - ermitted Use with Special C - Conditional Use CS - Conditional Use with Special rimary Zoning Districts Residential and Related Uses** Single-family dwelling S S S S S S S Section 6.7, 6.45 Two-family dwelling (duplex) S Section 6.8 Manufactured home - single wide S S S Section 6.6, 6.45 Manufactured home - double wide S S S S Section 6.6, 6.45 Accessory buildings (primary structure required on site) S S S S S S Section 6.9 Docks/piers/bulkheads Home occupation S S S S S S Section 6.28 Swimming pool S S S S S S Section 6.42 Non-Residential Uses*** Accessory buildings (primary structure required on site) S S Section 6.9, 6.45 Accounting agencies Adult businesses CS Section 6.11 Adult and children s daycare S S Section 6.12 age 5-4

rimary Zoning Districts Adult care center Advertising agencies Agriculture S Section 6.45 Animal Shelter Section 6.48 Arboretums & botanical gardens C S Section 6.45 Arcades Art galleries Attorneys Auction S S Section 6.49 Audio & video production services Automobile dealerships, new & used ( no car to be parked closer than 50 ft from front property line) Automobile lubrication shop (all vehicle parking in rear of building and work conducted completely inside) CS Section 6.13 Automobile/motorcycle repair shop (all vehicle parking in rear and work completely in enclosed structure) Bakery (retail) Banks S S Section 6.14 Bank teller machines (ATM), attached Bank teller machines (ATM), freestanding age 5-5

rimary Zoning Districts Barber & beauty shops Bed & breakfasts Boat sales, repairs (service totally enclosed) Bodywork therapy (see massage therapist) Book & periodical store Car wash S Section 6.15 Cemeteries and mausoleums (as accessory uses) S CS Section 6.16 Chiropractic Churches and synagogues, including cemeteries and mausoleums as accessory uses Club Computer sales & repair S CS Section 6.16, 6.17 Contractors offices S Section 6.18 Convalescent center Crafts & hobby shops (toy & games) Dancing & bingo Deli Dinner theaters Dog grooming age 5-6

rimary Zoning Districts Drug stores Dry cleaning & laundromats Electrical equipment sales & repair Electronic Game Operations S S S Section 6.45.4 Electrical repair or contractor (open storage allowed) Electrical repair or contractor (no open storage) Engine repair (small including motorcycle) Engineering/surveying/architectural services general CS CS CS Section 6.19 Exercise & physical fitness centers Exterminating service Farm & garden supply Farmers market Financial services Fire stations CS CS CS CS CS CS CS Section 6.20 Flea market (indoor) Flower shops Food stores Funeral home CS CS Section 6.21 Furniture retail age 5-7

rimary Zoning Districts Gas station & convenience stores CS Section 6.22 General contractors (no open storage) General contractors (open storage) CS CS Section 6.23 Gifts & souvenirs Golf club house/pro shop/driving range, restaurant, bar, banquet, catering & meeting C C CS Section 6.24 Golf courses (including driving ranges) C C CS Section 6.24 Governmental offices S Section 6.45 Greenhouse and plant nursery S Section 6.45 Groceries Handicapped/aged/in-firmed services Hardware Heating and air condition installation and repair (no open storage of materials) Heating and air condition installation and repair (open storage allowed) CS CS Section 6.25 Home appliance repair (no outside storage) Home appliance repair (outside storage) S Home appliance dealers Section 6.50 Home building supply (retail-contractor) Hospital CS CS Section 6.26 age 5-8

rimary Zoning Districts Hotels & motels Ice cream stand or store Indoor theaters or auditoriums C Insurance office Interior decorating service Jewelry Kindergarten/nursery schools CS CS CS Section 6.27 Landfill, Clean S S S S S S S S S S Section 6.29, 6.45 Landscaping service Leather goods ~ NO TANNING Library Liquor Locksmith Manufacturing (enclosed) Massage therapist (licensed per GS 90-623) Meat butcher Medical & dental offices/clinics S S S Section 6.30 Medical support offices (testing labs) Metal working (outside storage allowed) CS CS CS Section 6.31 age 5-9

rimary Zoning Districts Metal working (no outside storage) Mini storage units (indoor only; maximum unit size 400 sf) Miniature golf Municipal buildings/city garages CS CS CS S Section 6.32, 6.45 Music studio Musical instrument and service Novelty shops Nursing homes Section 6.33 Office complex Opticians aint/glass/wallpaper awn est Control hoto studios icture framing lumbing repair contractor (open storage allowed) CS CS Section 6.34 lumbing repair contractor (no open storage) ool hall ottery products age 5-10

rimary Zoning Districts rint shop (quick copy, cards, letterheads, etc.) rivate clubs or lodges (operated for the members and not for profit) C rivate postal shipping & receiving ropane/acetylene Wholesale/ Retail or Distribution sychological services ublic & private schools colleges and universities CS CS Section 6.35 ublic parks and recreation areas S Section 6.45 ublic utility, excluding sewer treatment facilities CS Section 6.45 Radio/TV station C Real estate office/appraisal Recreational Vehicle ark and Campsites Section 6.38 Rental equipment ( no outside storage) Rental equipment (outside storage) CS CS Section 6.36 Research and development business CS Section 6.37 Restaurants (eat in, drive through/in) S Section 6.39 Retail complex mini unit center/mini mall Satellite dish antennas CS CS CS CS CS CS CS Section 6.40 Seafood markets Shoe store or repair p Snack bars age 5-11

rimary Zoning Districts Spas & health clubs Specialty training schools (driving, modeling, flying, photography, etc.) Sporting goods and services Stationary Substations/pump/telephone stations CS CS CS CS CS CS Section 6.41 Swimming pool CS CS CS Section 6.42 Tailor/dressmaker/seamstress Taverns Telecommunication towers CS CS Section 6.43 Travel agencies Upholstery furniture repair Vending Machines Section 6.47 Veterinarian animal clinics (excluding kennels) C Warehouses wholesale use (enclosed) Woodworking (retail) Youth center S S CS Section 6.44 age 5-12

Section 5.6 Table of Area, Yard, and Height Requirements ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS 5.6.1 Residential Districts (For Lots latted rior to March 7, 2000) SETBACK STANDARDS LIVING AREA BUILDING HEIGHT [4] Zoning District Minimum Lot Area (SF) Minimum Lot Width Front Side Rear One Story Dwelling (SF) Two Story Dwelling (SF) Main Floor Single Story [6] Two Story R-1 Residential [1] [4] [5] 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,500 900 28 42 R-2 Residential [1] [4] [5] 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,200 800 28 42 R-3 Residential [2] [4] Stick-built/modular/multi-section manufactured home R-3 Residential Manufactured home R-4 Residential [2] [4] [5] Single-family R-4 Residential [3] Duplex R-5 Residential [4] Stick-built/modular R-5 Residential [7] Manufactured home R-6 Residential [4] [5] Stick-built/modular R-6 Residential [5] [6] [7] Manufactured home 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,000 800 20 35 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,000 N/A 20 N/A 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,000 800 28 42 10,500 70 50 10 50 1,600 800 28 42 10,500 70 35 10 35 1,000 800 28 42 10,500 70 35 10 35 750 N/A 28 N/A 5 acres N/A 50 10 50 1,000 800 28 42 5 acres N/A 50 10 50 750 N/A 28 N/A age 5-13

[1] Sufficient square feet on second floor to meet accumulated minimum square footage. [2] R-3, R-4, R-5, and R-6 no minimum SF required for second floor. [3] Minimum SF for second floor is 800. [4] All dwellings constructed within residential districts R-1, R-2, and all stick-built and modular homes constructed in zoning districts R-3, R-4, R-5, and R-6 shall have a minimum roof pitch of Five (5) foot rise on a twelve (12) foot horizontal run (or 5" rise on a 12" run) and the gable overhang shall be in accordance with the most recent edition of the North Carolina Residential Code. [5] The fifty (50) foot setback requirements shall be changed to forty (40) feet, front and rear on a seventy (70) by one hundred fifty (150) foot lot in residential districts R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-6, but not to include waterfront property which will stay fifty (50) feet front and rear. [6] The maximum building height for accessory building in all zoning districts except R-3 shall be 28 feet. Accessory building heights in R-3 shall be limited to 20 feet. [7] The roof pitch for all manufactured homes shall be in accordance with Section 6.6 of this Ordinance. [8] Maximum impervious coverage allowed is 30% of lot size without engineered solution. age 5-14

5.6.2 Residential Districts (For Lots latted After March 7, 2000) ARTICLE 5. ZONING DISTRICTS SETBACK STANDARDS LIVING AREA BUILDING HEIGHT [5] Zoning District Minimum Lot Area (SF) [1] Minimum Lot Width Front Side Rear One Story Dwelling (SF) Two Story Dwelling (SF) Main Floor Single Story Two Story R-1 Residential [2] [4] 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,500 900 28 42 R-2 Residential [2] [4] 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,200 800 28 42 R-3 Residential [3] [4] Stick-built/modular/multi-section manufactured home R-3 Residential [3] [4] Manufactured home R-4 Residential [3] [4] Single-family R-4 Residential [3] [4] Duplex R-5 Residential [3] [4] Stick-built/modular R-5 Residential [3] [4] Manufactured home R-6 Residential [3] [4] Stick-built/modular R-6 Residential [3] [4] Manufactured home 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,000 800 20 35 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,000 N/A 20 N/A 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,000 800 28 42 15,300 90 50 10 50 1,600 800 28 42 15,300 90 35 10 35 1,000 800 28 42 15,300 90 35 10 35 750 N/A 28 N/A 5 acres N/A 50 10 50 1,000 800 28 42 5 acres N/A 50 10 50 750 N/A 28 N/A CON Conservation 20,000 90 50 10 50 1,000 800 28 42 age 5-15

[1] A minimum of one (1) acre (approximately 200 feet frontage by 218 feet deep) is required for all lots being platted on hydric soil, i.e., soil that has a high concentration of water. Land which has been determined by the City s inspection department or the Brunswick County staff on the basis of engineering or other expert surveys, to pose an ascertainable danger to life or property by reason of its unsuitability for the use proposed, shall not be platted for that purpose unless the property owner/subdivider has taken the necessary measures to correct said conditions. [2] Sufficient square feet on second floor to meet accumulated minimum square footage. [3] R-3, R-4, R-5, and R-6 no minimum SF required for second floor with exception of a duplex which requires a minimum of 800 SF for the second floor. All manufactured homes in R-3 zoning must be double-wide. [4] All dwellings constructed within residential districts R-1, R-2, and all stick-built constructed zoning districts R-3, R-4, R-5, and R-6 shall have a minimum roof pitch of five (5) foot rise on a twelve (12) foot horizontal run (or 5" rise on a 12" run) and the gable overhang shall be in accordance with the most recent edition of the North Carolina Residential Code. [5] The maximum building height for accessory building in all zoning districts except R-3 shall be 28 feet. Accessory building heights in R-3 shall be limited to 20 feet. [6] Maximum impervious coverage allowed is 30% of lot size without engineered solution. age 5-16

5.6.3 Commercial/ Industrial/ Recreation Districts SETBACK STANDARDS Zoning District C-1 Commercial Abutting Conservancy roperty C-1 Commercial Abutting Residential roperty C-1A Commercial Abutting Conservancy roperty C-1 A Commercial Abutting Residential roperty Minimum Lot Area (SF) Minimum Lot Width Front Side Rear Building Height Maximum Stories (occupied) N/A N/A 75 10 10 48 3 N/A N/A 75 10 25 48 3 N/A N/A 50 10 10 48 3 3 N/A N/A 50 10 25 48 3 O&I Office/Institutional Residential Non-Residential 15,300 10,000 60 60 I-1 Industrial N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 48 3 REC Recreation N/A N/A 75 10 10 48 3 25 25 8 8 20 20 48 48 3 3 [1] All commercial buildings with 2 or more stories shall have sprinkler systems. [2] Maximum impervious coverage allowed is 30% of lot size without engineered solution or Brunswick County/NCDWQ Stormwater ermit. * This range is recommended by the lanning Board from which to choose a Building Height limit, should the Board of Commissioners wish to reduce the current Building Height limit in the C and C1A Zoning Districts. age 5-17