CITY OF CHARLOTTE ZONING ORDINANCE


Prepared by:

CHARLOTTE PLANNING, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

600 E. Fourth Street (8th Floor)

Charlotte, North Carolina

(704)-336-2205

JANUARY, 1992

CODIFIED THROUGH MARCH 19, 2018

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CITY OF CHARLOTTE ZONING ORDINANCE

TABLEOFCONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1: PURPOSEANDAPPLICABILITY

1.101.Title...... 1-1

1.102.Authority and purpose...... 1-1

1.103.Jurisdiction...... 1-2

1.104.Zoning Maps...... 1-2

1.105.Exceptions to applicability...... 1-2

1.106.Relation to other ordinances...... 1-4

1.107.Relation of this ordinance to any pending actions...... 1-4

1.108.Separability...... 1-5

1.109.Effective date...... 1-5

1.110.Procedures for establishing a vested right...... 1-5

CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONSANDRULESOFCONSTRUCTION

Part 1. RulesofConstruction

2.101.General rules of construction...... 2-1

2.102.Interpretation of Zoning Maps...... 2-2

2.103.Fractional requirements...... 2-3

2.104.Additions to existing development...... 2-3

Part 2. Definitions

2.201.Definitions...... 2-4

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CHAPTER 3: DECISION-MAKINGANDADMINISTRATIVEBODIES

Part 1. City Council

3.101.Powers and duties...... 3-1

Part 2. PlanningCommission

3.201.Powers and duties...... 3-2

3.202.Membership; officers...... 3-2

3.203.Meetings, hearings, and procedures...... 3-2

3.204.Staff...... 3-3

Part 3. BoardofAdjustment

3.301.Powers and duties...... 3-4

3.302.Membership; officers...... 3-5

3.303.Meetings, hearings and procedures...... 3-5

3.304.Staff...... 3-5

Part 4. HistoricDistrictCommission

3.401.Powers and duties...... 3-6

3.402.Membership; officers...... 3-6

3.403.Meetings, hearings, and procedures...... 3-6

3.404.Staff...... 3-7

Part 5. ProfessionalStaff

3.501.Planning Department Staff; powers and duties...... 3-8

3.502.Land Use & Environmental Services Agency

(LUESA); powers and duties...... 3-9

3.503.Engineering & Property Management; powers and duties...... 3-9

3.504.Utility Department; powers and duties...... 3-10

3.505.Parks and Recreation Department; powers and duties...... 3-11

3.506.Department of Health; powers and duties...... 3-11

3.507.Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties....3-12

3.508.Fire Department; powers and duties...... 3-12

3.509.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Staff; powers and duties...... 3-12

3.510.Department of Transportation; powers and duties...... 3-13

3.511Neighborhood Development, powers and duties...... 3-13

CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENTAPPROVAL

4.101.General...... 4-1

4.102.Building permit required...... 4-1

4.103.Certificate of occupancy required...... 4-2

4.104.Zoning review...... 4-2

4.105Public notification process for institutional uses locating

adjacent to, and abutting a single-family residential zoning district.4-3

4.106Public notification process for certain land uses...... 4-4

4.107.Delegated authority for development approval based upon

existing conditions...... 4-5

CHAPTER 5: APPEALSANDVARIANCES

5.101.Authority of City of Charlotte...... 5-1

5.102.Initiation of an appeal or variance...... 5-2

5.103.Filing of notice of appeal...... 5-2

5.104.Filing of variance petition...... 5-3

5.105.Determination of completeness...... 5-3

5.106.Staff review...... 5-3

5.107.Notice and hearing...... 5-3

5.108.Standards for granting a variance...... 5-3

5.109.Standards for granting an appeal...... 5-4

5.110.Action by the Board of Adjustment...... 5-5

5.111.Effect of grant of variance or reversal or modification of

administrative decision...... 5-5

5.112.Rehearing...... 5-5

5.113.Appeal from Board of Adjustment...... 5-6

CHAPTER 6: AMENDMENTS

Part 1: ProvisionsofGeneralApplicability

6.101.Purpose...... 6-1

6.102.Authority...... 6-1

6.103.Initiation...... 6-1

6.104.Preliminary meeting with staff...... 6-2

6.105.Filing of petitions...... 6-2

6.106.[RESERVED]...... 6-2

6.107.Staff review...... 6-3

6.108.Withdrawal and amendment of petition...... 6-3

6.109.Notice of hearing...... 6-5

6.110.Hearing...... 6-5

6.111.Action by City Council...... 6-6

6.112.Effect of denial of petition...... 6-7

6.113.Protest petitions...... 6-9

Part 2: Conditional Zoning Districts

6.201.Purpose...... 6-11

6.202.Plans and other information to accompany petition...... 6-12

6.203.Required community meeting before public hearing...... 6-14

6.204.Approval of conditional zoning district...... 6-14

6.205.Conditions to approval of petition...... 6-15

6.206.Effect of approval...... 6-15

6.207.Alterations to approval...... 6-16

6.208.Review of approval of a conditional zoning district ...... 6-19

6.209.Protest petitions...... 6-19

CHAPTER 7: NONCONFORMITIES

7.101.Purpose; applicability...... 7-1

7.102.Nonconforming uses...... 7-1

7.103.Nonconforming structures...... 7-2

7.104.Nonconforming accessory uses and accessory structures...... 7-3

7.105.Nonconforming vacant lots...... 7-4

CHAPTER 8: ENFORCEMENT

8.101.Enforcement...... 8-1

8.102.Enforcement procedures...... 8-1

8.103.General enforcement provisions...... 8-1

8.104.Criminal penalties...... 8-2

8.105.Citations...... 8-2

8.106.Civil judicial remedies...... 8-3

8.107.Other remedies...... 8-4

CHAPTER 9: GENERALDISTRICTS

Part 1: TableofUsesandHierarchyofDistricts

9.101.Table of uses...... 9-1

9.102.Hierarchy of districts...... 9-1

9.103.Classification of Zoning Districts...... 9-2

Part 2: SingleFamilyDistricts(R-3,R-4,R-5,R-6andR-8)

9.201.Single family districts established; purposes...... 9-3

9.202.Uses permitted by right...... 9-3

9.203.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-3

9.204.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-8

9.205.Development standards for single family districts...... 9-11

Part 3: Multi-FamilyDistricts(R-8MF,R-12MF,R-17MF,

R-22MFandR-43MF)

9.301.Multi-family districts established; purposes...... 9-24

9.302.Uses permitted by right...... 9-24

9.303.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-25

9.304.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-34

9.305.Development standards for multi-family districts...... 9-37

Part 4: Urban Residential Districts (UR-1, UR-2, UR-3 and UR-C)

9.401.Urban Residential districts; location; purposes...... 9-46

9.402.Established...... 9-47

9.403.Uses permitted by right...... 9-48

9.404.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-49

9.405.Accessory structures...... 9-51

9.406.Area, yard and height regulations...... 9-51

9.407.Development standards for various uses...... 9-64

9.408.Off-street parking and loading standards...... 9-70

Part 5: InstitutionalDistrict(INST)

9.501.Institutional district established; purpose...... 9-72

9.502.Uses permitted by right...... 9-72

9.503.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-73

9.504.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-77

9.505.Development standards for the institutional district...... 9-79

Part 6: ResearchDistricts(RE-1andRE-2)

9.601.Research districts established; purposes...... 9-81

9.602.Uses permitted by right...... 9-81

9.603.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-82

9.604.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-87

9.605.Development standards for research districts...... 9-88

9.606Design Standards...... 9-90

9.607Administrative Approval...... 9-93

Part 7: OfficeDistricts(O-1,O-2andO-3)

9.701.Office districts established; purposes...... 9-94

9.702.Uses permitted by right...... 9-94

9.703.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-96

9.704.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-105

9.705.Development standards for office districts...... 9-107

Part 8: BusinessDistricts(B-1,B-2,B-DandBP)

9.801.Business districts established; purposes...... 9-111

9.802.Uses permitted by right...... 9-112

9.803.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-118

9.804.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-127

9.805.Development standards for business districts...... 9-128

Part 8.5: Mixed Use Development District (MUDD)

9.8501.Mixed Use Development district established; purpose;

options...... 9-135

9.8502.Uses permitted by right...... 9-135

9.8503.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-139

9.8504.Accessory uses...... 9-143

9.8505.Area, yard and height regulations...... 9-144

9.8506.Urban design and development standards...... 9-145

9.8507.Parking and loading standards...... 9-152

9.8508.(Optional); purpose...... 9-155

9.8509.(Optional); application...... 9-155

9.8510.(Optional); review and approval...... 9-156

9.8511.(Optional); effect of approval; alterations...... 9-157

9.8512.(Optional); relationship to other ordinances...... 9-157

Part 9: Uptown Mixed Use District (UMUD)

9.901.Uptown Mixed Use district established; purpose;

periodic review...... 9-158

9.902.Uses permitted by right...... 9-159

9.903.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-162

9.904.Accessory uses...... 9-165

9.905.Area, yard and height regulations...... 9-166

9.906.Urban design and development standards...... 9-168

9.907.Parking and loading standards...... 9-186

9.908.(Optional); purpose...... 9-189

9.909.(Optional); application...... 9-190

9.910.(Optional); review and approval...... 9-190

9.911.(Optional); effect of approval; alterations...... 9-191

9.912.(Optional); relationship to other ordinances...... 9-191

9.913.Previously approved UMUD-O zoning...... 9-192

Part 10: Urban Industrial District (UI)

9.1001.Urban Industrial district established; location; purposes...... 9-193

9.1002.Uses permitted by right...... 9-193

9.1003.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-195

9.1004.Permitted accessory uses...... 9-196

9.1005.Area, yard and height requirements...... 9-197

9.1006.Development standards...... 9-198

9.1007.Off-street parking...... 9-198

9.1008.Signs...... 9-199

Part 11: IndustrialDistricts(I-1andI-2)

9.1101.Industrial districts established; purposes...... 9-200

9.1102.Uses permitted by right...... 9-200

9.1103.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 9-205

9.1104.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 9-219

9.1105.Development standards for industrial districts...... 9-220

Part 12: Transit Oriented Development Districts

9.1201Purpose...... 9-224

9.1202Establishment of Transit Oriented Development Districts...... 9-224

9.1203Rezoning to a TOD Zoning District...... 9-227

9.1204Applicability and Exceptions...... 9-227

9.1205Uses Permitted by Right...... 9-230

9.1206Uses Permitted Under Prescribed Conditions...... 9-233

9.1207Accessory Uses...... 9-234

9.1208Development Standards...... 9-235

9.1209Urban Design Standards...... 9-250

9.1210Administrative Approval...... 9-257

9.1211Board of Adjustment...... 9-258

9.1212Transit Oriented Development Zoning Districts (Optional).....9-258

9.1213Preliminary Review...... 9-259

CHAPTER 10: OVERLAYDISTRICTS

Part 1: Purpose

10.101.Purpose...... 10-1

Part 2: HistoricDistricts(HD-O)

10.201.Purpose and applicability...... 10-2

10.202.Designation of Historic Districts...... 10-2

10.203.Certificate of Appropriateness required...... 10-3

10.204.Exterior features...... 10-4

10.205.Minor works...... 10-4

10.206.Duration of certificate of appropriateness...... 10-4

10.207.Interior arrangement...... 10-5

10.208.Procedure...... 10-5

10.209.Notice...... 10-5

10.210.Standards...... 10-5

10.211.Ordinary maintenance...... 10-7

10.212.Demolition or removal...... 10-8

10.213.Appeal to Zoning Board of Adjustment...... 10-9

10.214.Enforcement...... 10-9

10.215.Submission of site plan and compliance with the Zoning

Ordinance and other applicable laws...... 10-10

10.216.Revocation of building permit...... 10-10

10.217.Denial or revocation of certificate of compliance and

occupancy...... 10-11

Part 3: AirportZone

Subpart A: Airport Height Restriction Zones

10.301.Airport height zones established; purpose...... 10-12

10.302.Height restrictions...... 10-15

10.303.Additional use restrictions...... 10-15

10.304-10.310 [RESERVED]...... 10-15

Subpart B: Airport Noise Disclosure Overlay District

10.311.Airport noise disclosure overlay district established; purpose...10-16

10.312.Boundaries of overlay...... 10-16

10.313.Definitions...... 10-16

10.314.Building permit and certificate of occupancy notice...... 10-17

Part 4: ManufacturedHomeOverlay(MH-O)

10.401.Purpose...... 10-18

10.402.Procedures for district designation; additional application

content requirements...... 10-18

10.403.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 10-19

Part 5: Mountain Island Lake Watershed Overlay

10.501.Purpose...... 10-20

10.502.General definitions...... 10-20

10.503.Exceptions to applicability...... 10-25

10.504.Mountain Island Lake Watershed Overlay District

Subareas established...... 10-25

10.505.Uses and standards established...... 10-27

10.506.Development Standards for MountainIslandLake

Watershed Overlay Districts...... 10-34

10.507.Cluster Development...... 10-35

10.508.Buffer areas required...... 10-35

10.509.High Density Option...... 10-37

10.510.Appeals and Variances...... 10-40

Part 6: Catawba River/Lake Wylie Watershed Overlay

10.601.Purpose...... 10-43

10.602.General definitions...... 10-43

10.603.Exceptions to applicability...... 10-47

10.604.Catawba River/Lake Wylie Watershed

Overlay District Subareas...... 10-48

10.605.Uses and standards established...... 10-48

10.606.Development Standards for the Catawba River/Lake Wylie

Watershed Overlay...... 10-50

10.607.Cluster Development...... 10-52

10.608.Buffer areas required...... 10-52

10.609.High Density Option...... 10-54

10.610.Appeals and Variances...... 10-57

Part 7: Lower Lake Wylie Watershed Overlay

10.701.Purpose...... 10-60

10.702.General definitions...... 10-60

10.703.Exceptions to applicability...... 10-64

10.704Lower Lake Wylie Watershed Overlay District

Subareas established...... 10-66

10.705.Uses and standards established...... 10-66

10.706Development standards for the Lower Lake Wylie

Watershed Overlay...... 10-68

10.707.Cluster development...... 10-69

10.708.Buffer areas required...... 10-69

10.709.Mitigation...... 10-71

10.710.High density option...... 10-72

10.711.Appeals and variances...... 10-75

Part 8: Pedestrian Overlay District

10.801.Purpose...... 10-78

10.802.Applicability...... 10-78

10.803.Administrative Approval...... 10-78

10.804.Board of Adjustment...... 10-79

10.805.Pedestrian Overlay District (Optional); Purpose...... 10-79

10.806.Pedestrian Overlay District (Optional); Application...... 10-80

10.807.Pedestrian Overlay District (Optional)

Review and Approval...... 10-80

10.808.Pedestrian Overlay District (Optional); Effect of

Approval; Alterations...... 10-80

10.809.Preliminary Review...... 10-80

10.810.Exceptions...... 10-81

10.811.Uses...... 10-83

10.812.Development Standards...... 10-84

10.813Urban Design Standards...... 10-92

Part 9: Transit Supportive Overlay District

10.901.Purpose...... 10-99

10.902.Applicability...... 10-99

10.903.Conflicts...... 10-99

10.904.Rezoning to a Transit Supportive Overlay District (TS).....10-100

10.905.Uses...... 10-100

10.906.Accessory Uses...... 10-102

10.907.Development Standards...... 10-102

10.908.Urban Design Standards...... 10-118

10.909.Exceptions...... 10-125

10.910.Administrative Approval...... 10-130

10.911.Board of Adjustment...... 10-130

10.912.Transit Supportive Overlay District (Optional)...... 10-131

10.913.Preliminary review...... 10-131

CHAPTER 11: CONDITIONALZONING DISTRICTS

Part 1: Purpose

11.101.Purpose...... 11-1

Part 2: MixedUseDistricts(MX-1,MX-2andMX-3)

11.201.Purpose...... 11-1

11.202.Uses permitted by right...... 11-2

11.203.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 11-2

11.204.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 11-7

11.205.Development standards for MX-1, MX-2 and MX-3 districts....11-8

11.206.Density limitations...... 11-9

11.207.Common open space; density bonus...... 11-10

11.208.Innovative development standards...... 11-11

11.209.Development standards of general applicability...... 11-12

Part 3: ManufacturedHousingDistrict(R-MH)

11.301.Purpose...... 11-13

11.302.Uses permitted by right...... 11-13

11.303.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 11-13

11.304.Development standards; density; common area requirements...11-14

11.305.Streets and utilities...... 11-15

11.306.Foundations, patios, and walkways...... 11-15

11.307.Development standards of general applicability...... 11-16

11.308.Compliance with other regulations...... 11-16

11.309.Replacement of existing mobile homes and manufactured

homes...... 11-16

Part 4: CommercialCenterDistrict(CC)

11.401.Purpose...... 11-17

11.402.Uses permitted by right...... 11-17

11.403.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 11-19

11.404.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 11-21

11.405.Development standards...... 11-21

11.406.Accessways...... 11-24

11.407.Development standards of general applicability...... 11-25

Part 5: NeighborhoodServicesDistrict(NS)

11.501.Purpose...... 11-26

11.502.Applicability...... 11-26

11.503.Uses permitted by right...... 11-26

11.504.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 11-26

11.505.Development standards...... 11-27

11.506.Parking requirements...... 11-28

11.507.Streetscape requirements...... 11-28

11.508.Development standards of general applicability...... 11-29

11.509.Sign requirements in NS…………………...... 11-30

Part 6: HazardousWasteDistrict(HW)

11.601.Purpose...... 11-31

11.602.Use permitted under prescribed conditions...... 11-31

11.603.Additional application requirements...... 11-32

11.604.Development standards of general applicability...... 11-32

Part 7: RE-3 Research District

11.701.Purpose...... 11-33

11.702.Uses permitted by right...... 11-33

11.703.Uses permitted under prescribed conditions...... 11-34

11.704.Permitted accessory uses and structures...... 11-35

11.705.Development standards...... 11-35

11.706.Design Standards...... 11-42

11.707Administrative Approval...... 11-47

11.708Research 3 District (optional)...... 11-48

11.709Preliminary Review...... 11-49

CHAPTER 12: DEVELOPMENTSTANDARDSOFGENERALAPPLICABILITY

Part 1: SupplementalDevelopmentStandards

12.101.Every lot must abut a street...... 12-1

12.102.Special lot, setback, yard and building envelope requirements..12-2

12.103.Requirements for lots along thoroughfares...... 12-5

12.104.Computation of density...... 12-9

12.105.Effect of certain street and public land dedications on

computationof density...... 12-9

12.106.Uses and structures prohibited and allowed in

required setbacks and yards...... 12-10

12.107.More than one principal building per lot...... 12-14

12.108.Height limitations...... 12-14

12.109.Clear sight triangles at street intersections...... 12-23

12.110.Obstructions of public right-of-way...... 12-25

12.111.[RESERVED]...... 12-25

Part 2: Off-StreetParkingandLoading

12.201.Purpose; parking plans...... 12-26

12.202.Required number of off-street parking spaces6

and bicycle spaces...... 12-26

12.202A.Bicycle parking standards...... 12-32

12.203.Shared parking...... 12-33

12.204.Size of required parking spaces and aisles...... 12-34

12.205.Required carpool spaces for certain employment uses...... 12-35

12.206.Location of required parking...... 12-35

12.207.Parking barriers...... 12-37

12.208.Interior landscaping requirements...... 12-37

12.209.Allowable reductions and restrictions of parking...... 12-37

12.210.Maintenance responsibility for landscaped areas...... 12-38

12.211.Parking lot screening requirements...... 12-38

12.212.Parking deck standards...... 12-38

12.213.Underground parking structures...... 12-45

12.214.Number, size, and location of loading spaces...... 12-45

12.215.Restriction on use of off-street parking and loading spaces.....12-46

12.216.Configuration of off-street parking and

loading ingress and egress...... 12-47

12.217.Driveways and street access...... 12-47

12.218.Commercial vehicle parking in residential areas...... 12-47

Part 3: BuffersandScreening

12.301.Purpose...... 12-49

12.302.Buffer requirements...... 12-49

12.303.Screening requirements...... 12-57

12.304.Alternative bufferand screening requirements...... 12-60

12.305.Maintenance responsibility for buffers and screening...... 12-61

12.306.[RESERVED] ...... 12-61

12.307.Buffer requirements for residential uses adjoining

Class I streets with full control of access...... 12-61

12.308.Screening requirements when a development does not propose

two tiers of buildable lots...... 12-62

Part 4: AccessoryUsesandStructures

12.401.General requirements...... 12-65

12.402.Outdoor lighting...... 12-65

12.403.Solid waste containers compactors recycling containers, solid

waste and recycling handling areas and service entrances...... 12-65

12.404.Active Adult Retirement Community...... 12-67

12.405.Land Clearing and Inert Debris landfills (LCID); on-site...... 12-68

12.406.Fences and walls in residential districts...... 12-68

12.407.Dwelling accessory unit...... 12-69

12.408.Customary home occupations...... 12-70

12.409.Marinas...... 12-72

12.410.Private kennels...... 12-73

12.411.Private stables...... 12-73

12.412.Reserved...... 12-73

12.413.Drive-in and drive-through service lanes / windows...... 12-74

12.414.Automobile, truck and trailer rental...... 12-75

12.415.Helistops, limited...... 12-76

12.416.Satellite dish farm...... 12-76

12.417Outdoor sales, accessory...... 12-77

12.418Public flags on permanent flag poles...... 12-79

12.419Outdoor dining...... 12-80

Part 5: SpecialRequirementsforCertainUses

12.501.Purpose...... 12-82

12.502.Adult care homes, adult care center, childcare centers

childcare centers in a residence, childcare homes,

and large childcare centers...... 12-82

12.503.Land Clearing and Inert Debris landfills (LCID): off-site...... 12-87

12.504.Public utility structures...... 12-90

12.505.Quarries...... 12-91

12.506.Religious institutions in residential districts...... 12-94

12.507.Sanitary landfills...... 12-97

12.508.Cemeteries, public and private...... 12-99

12.509.Public utility transmission and distribution lines...... 12-100

12.510.Mobile food vending services...... 12-101

12.511.Indoor training and shooting facilities...... 12-104

12.512.Riding academies and boarding stables...... 12-104

12.513.Bus stop shelters...... 12-104

12.514.Equestrian oriented subdivisions...... 12-105

12.515.Special requirements for facilities located on or adjacent to the

Catawba River and its impoundments (Lake Norman,

Lake Wylie and Mountain Island)...... 12-106

12.516.Open space recreational uses...... 12-112

12.517.Group homes...... 12-113

12.518.Adult establishments...... 12-113

12.519.Outdoors seasonal sales...... 12-115

12.520.Boarding houses...... 12-116

12.521.Bed and Breakfasts (B & B's)...... 12-117

12.522.Short-Term Care Facility...... 12-118

12.523.Beneficial fill sites...... 12-119

12.524.Construction and Demolition (C & D) landfills...... 12-120

12.525.Medical waste disposal facilities...... 12-121

12.526.Solid Waste Transfer Stations...... 12-124

12.527.Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residences...... 12-126

12.528.Enclosure at foundation for structures...... 12-128

12.529.Sidewalk connections to public streets...... 12-128

12.530.Day labor service agencies…...... 12-130

12.531Commercial Rooming Houses...... 12-131

12.532Donation drop-off facilities...... 12-132

12.533Funeral Homes, with accessory embalming

in the Institutional Zoning District...... 12-134

12.534Periodic retail sales events, off-premise...... 12-134

12.535Periodic retail sales events, on-premise...... 12-136

12.536Accessory shelters...... 12-137

12.537Emergency shelters...... 12-137

12.538Homeless shelters...... 12-137

12.539Outdoor fresh produce stands...... 12-138

12.540Outdoor recreation...... 12-140

12.541Pet Services indoor/outdoor...... 12-142

12.542Crematory facilities...... 12-143

12-543Bicycle sharing station...... 12-144

12-544Breweries...... 12-145

12-545Tattoo establishment...... 12-146

12-546Eating, Drinking, and Entertainment

Establishments (Type 2 only)…………………………...... 12-147

Part 6: StormwaterDrainage

12.601.Drainage plan approval required...... 12-151

12.602.Required contents of drainage plan...... 12-151

12.603.Standards for plan approval...... 12-152

Part 7: Nuisances

12.701.Noise...... 12-153

12.702.Fumes and odors...... 12-153

12.703.Vibration...... 12-153

Part 8: S.W.I.M. (Surface Water Improvement and Management) Stream Buffers

12.801.Purpose...... 12-154

12.802.Definitions...... 12-154

12.803.Applicability...... 12-156

12.804.Buffer Standards...... 12-157

12.805.Incentives...... 12-160

12.806.Mitigation...... 12-161

12.807.Appeals and Variances...... 12-165

Part 9: Other Applicable City Code Land Development Provisions

Other applicable City Code Land Development

Provisions...... 12-166

CHAPTER 13: SIGN REGULATIONS

13.101.Intent and purpose...... 13-1

13.102.Definitions...... 13-1

13.103.Procedures...... 13-16

13.104.General Provisions...... 13-21

13.105.Prohibited Signs...... 13-22

13.106.Signs not requiring permit...... 13-23

13.107.Temporary signs and banners requiring permits...... 13-27

13.108.Specifications for permanent signs requiring a permit...... 13-29

13.108a.Specifications for permanent signs in Uptown Mixed

Use District requiring a permit...... 13-33

13.108b.Information and advertising pillar signs...... 13-37

13.109.District regulations for permanent on-premises signs...... 13-43

13.110.Creation of Special Sign Regulations...... 13-49

13.111.Regulations for Outdoor Advertising Signs...... 13-66

13.112.Removal of certain signs...... 13-71

13.113.Enforcement...... 13-73

13.114.Variances and Appeals...... 13-74

CHAPTER 14: SPECIAL USE PERMITS

Part 1: [RESERVED]

Part 2: [RESERVED]

Part 3: Cancellation by Surrender and Termination, Modification and Revocation

of Special Use Permits

14.301.Cancellation by surrender of a special use permit...... 14-1

14.302.Termination of a special use permit...... 14-2

14.303.Modification of an approved special use permit...... 14-2

14.304.Revocation...... 14-2

CHAPTER 15: SUBJECT INDEX...... 15-1

APPENDICES:

Appendix 1: Reserved...... A-1

Appendix 2: Zoning Maps Conversion Process...... A-1

Appendix 3: N.C. General Statute Article 26A (Sec. 14.202.10)

Adult Establishments...... A-4

Appendix 4: Amendments (since this printing) ...... A-6

Appendix 5: Watershed Buffer Guidelines for Mecklenburg County...... A-7

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