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TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY
CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
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TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY, NORTH CAROLINA
CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
I. LEGISLATIVE
A. Board of Commissioners
1. Regular Meetings
2. Special Meetings
3. Quorum
4. Minutes of Meetings
5. Mayor to Preside
6. Mayor Not to Vote
7. Committees
B. Collection of Taxes
(Ord.Book I, pp.1-2)
II. SAFETY
A. Police
1. Organization
2. Board to Have Control
3. Duties of Police
B. Traffic
1. Registration of Vehicles
Inside the Corporate Limits
2. No Blocking of Railroad Crossings
3. Parking
a. No Parking on Main Street
b. Parking in Designated Areas only
c. No Parking on Adams Street
d. No Parking on Highway 17
4. Speed Limits Established
a. Bragaw Lane from NC 33 to US 17
10/22/74
(Ord.Book I, p.5)
b. US 264 from SR 1175 to Moore Avenue
c. NC 33 from SR 1143 to Bell's Avenue
d. Walhurst Avenue from NC 33 to US 17
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09/01/59
08/01/70
05/03/83
11/02/71
05/06/75
10/04/66
& 04/19/76
& 03/01/83
10/04/66
& 04/19/76
04/19/76
10/04/66

CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
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e. US 17-264 from North End Avenue
to Bragaw Lane
f. US 17-264 from Patrick Lane
to Bragaw Lane
g. US 17-264 from US 264/NC 33
to North End
h. US 17 from US 264/NC 33
to Maple Branch
i. US 264 from US 17-264 to SR 1175
j. NC 33 from US 17-264 to a point
0.20 miles East of US 17-264
5. No Thru Traffic
6. One Way Ordinance
C. Discharge of Firearms in Corporate Limits
III. MUNICIPAL SERVICES
A. Water System
1. Trailer Lots -Charged
2. Singer Furniture Water Lines
B. Garbage Ordinance
IV. NUISANCE
A. Noise
1. Loud and Offensive
2. Vehicle Noise and Dust
B. Keeping Lots Clean
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10/04/66
04/19/76
10/04/66
10/04/66
10/04/66
10/04/66
07/03/73
09/06/72
09/07/65
& 02/03/76
11/08/73
11/08/73
09/06/77
07/03/73
06/16/78 & 05/03/89
06/01/60
11/08/73

CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
continued
V. LAND USE CONTROLS
A. Residences Used as Businesses 08/02/72
B. NC Residential Building Code Adopted 11/02/76
C. Subdivision Regulations 09/06/88
D. Zoning Ordinance 06/01/82 & _/89
E. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 08/03/82
VI. OTHER REGULATORY ORDINANCES
A. Beer and Wine Sales (Sunday) 07/23/59 & 11/08/73
B. Meetings, Parades, Street Fairs 11/06/87
C. Topless Dancing Banned 06/01/71
D. Self -Service Stations without Attendants 06/01/71
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I. LEGISLATIVE
A. Board of Commissioners
1. Regular Meetings
2. Special Meetings
3. Quorum
4. Minutes of Meetings
5. Mayor to Preside
6. Mayor Not to Vote
7. Committees
B. Collection of Taxes
(Ord.Book I, pp.1-2)
10/22/74

A. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
1. REGULAR MEETINGS: The regular meetings of the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners of the Town of Chocowinity shall be
held on the first Tuesday of each month, at seven -thirty
o'clock P.M. at the Town Hall unless otherwise designated by
the Board.
' 2. SPECIAL MEETINGS: Special meetings of the Board may be
held, after twenty-four hours notice, upon the call of the
Mayor or upon the request in writing of any two members of
the Board of Commissioners. Notice of the time and purpose
1 of said meetings shall be posted at the Town Hall, and due
notice shall be given the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of
the time and purpose of such meetings.
3. QUORUM: A majority of the members of the Board of
Commissioners shall constitute a quorum and no official
business of .the Town shall be transacted by the Board unless
' a quorum is present.
4. MINUTES: It shall be the duty of the Clerk to be present
' at all meetings of the Board, to keep in a book provided for
that purpose a record of all the proceedings of the Board.
' 5. MAYOR TO PRESIDE: The Mayor shall preside at all meetings
of the Board and in his absence the Mayor Pro tempore shall
preside.
' 6. MAYOR NOT TO VOTE: The Mayor shall not vote on any
question before the Board except in the case of a tie vote
deadlocking a decision of the Board of Commissioners.
' 7. COMMITTEES: The Mayor and Commissioners may create such
committees of the Board for special purposes they deem best.

W. T. BARNES, Mayor
JUANITA BAYTALA, Clerk
Z-0fun of Tharofut-nitV
c7lnrarparafeb in 1959
Phone [phone] -- P. O. Box 145
fQliarafuinifg, �darfii (fittralintt 27817
October 22, 1974
COMMISSIONERS:
PRO MAYOR, BILLY CHANDLER
O. A. TAYLOR
H. E. COLE
W. JOE MILLS
1,t t:ie board meeting of the Town Uf Choco,,inity
on July 2, 1974, with imyor Barnes, l,iilford Dunbar, B.D.
roster, 6.11. Taylor, and A.E. Cole present. A i-iotion
.;.as a.ude by l-,ir. Cole, seconded by i,,r. Taylor to have
seGutort County collect taxes for the `lovm of Chocov inity
L tarting in 1975.
This a,as unanwously carried.
Juanita isuytzala
Clerk

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II. SAFETY
Police (Ord.Book I,'p.5)
1. Organization
2. Board to Have Control
3. Duties of Police
Traffic
1. Registration of Vehicles
Inside the Corporate Limits
2. No Blocking of Railroad Crossings
3. Parking
a. No Parking on Main Street
b. Parking in Designated Areas Only
c. No Parking on Adams Street
d. No Parking on Highway 17
4. Speed Limits Established
a. Bragaw.Lane from NC 33 to US 17
b. US 264 from SR 1175 to Moore Avenue
c. NC 33 from SR 1143 to Bell's Avenue
d. Walhurst Avenue from NC 33 to US 17
e. US 17-264 from North End Avenue
to Bragaw Lane
f. US 17-264-from Patrick Lane
. to Bragaw Lane
g. US 17-264 from US 264/NC 33
to North End
h. US 17 from US 264/NC 33
to Maple Branch
i. US 264 from US 17-264 to SR 1175
j. NC 33 from US 17-264 to a point
0.20 miles East of US 17-264
5. No Thru Traffic
6. One Way Ordinance
Discharge of Firearms in Corporate Limits
09/01/59
08/01/70
05/03/83
11/02/71
05/06/75
10/04/66
& 04/19/76
& 03/01/83
10/04/66
& 04/19/76
04/19/76
10/04/66
10/04/66
04/19/76
10/.04/66
10/04/66
10/04/66
10/04/66
07/03/73
09/06/72
09/07/65
& 02/03/76

A. POLICE
1. ORGANIZATION: The. Police Department of the Town of
' Chocowinity shall consist of a Chief and as many policemen as
the Board of Commissioners shall from time to time determine
and elect and as many special policemen as the Mayor and
Board may deem necessary to appoint for special purposes.
2. BOARD TO HAVE CONTROL: The Board of Commissioners shall
have general supervision over the Police Department. Ithe
Board may suspend, for cause, any member of the Police
Department until the next regular meeting at which time final
disposition shall be made.
3. DUTIES OF POLICE: The Police Department shall carry out
all orders of the Board, enforce all laws and ordinances of
the Town and the State of North Carolina and shall at all
' times preserve the peace, protect the property and the safety
of the citizens of Chocowinity.

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ELiZ,-6ETFI T. HILL CLERK O.A.TAYLOR
C. N. FULLER
J. L. MOORE
H. M. HARWELL
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by Commuspioner 0. Al Ta7,lor. The Clerl-, tL,
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C`Qit1x� (1 �1T�(Ytt}j COMMISSIONERS:
' W. T. BARNES, Mayor _iiYY�J, O. A. TAYLOF2
Phone 946-65G8 - P. O. Box 145 OTTIS. DENBY
3UANTTA BAYTALA, Clerk H. E. COLE
� DtD�litxCt# i, C"vr CHARLES WILLIAMSON
' At the regular meeting of tree Re ayor and Board of Commissioners
k.f Tne Towm Of Choeowinity, August 4, 1970. The followii,g' Ordinance
was passed, rage 67in the kiinutes book,Yage 14 in the Ordinance
' bootc. The third reading being On October 6, 1970.
Upon I4otion made by Charles Williamson, Seconded by U. S. Denby.
It silail be unlawful for the railroad crossing; on katrick Lace
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(::torte :,o.:d #11141) and i-ioore Lane ( State Road if1144) to be blocked
for more than ten minutes at any time. This Ordinance shell become
el ective icumediately.
The foregAing Urdinance was passed by a vote. of 4 _ favorablely
ar:d 0 _Opposed.
W. T. Barnes, i%ayor
AITEST: ice% 7� , Cleik

May 3, 1983
A ordinance was adopted and unanimously carried, by
the Town of Chocowinity Pro -Mayor M.L. Dunbar,
Commissioners Charles Williamson, Daden Wolfe, and
H.E. Cole:
as follows:
"There will be NO PARKING on Main Street."
Book #2, page 89

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VJ T BARITES MAYOR
' ELIZABETH T HILL, CLERK
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W4tirnutinitg, North Turnlina
PARKING OIRDI ANCE
COMMISSIONER=:
O. A. TAYLOR
C. N. FULLER
J.L.MOORE
H. M. HARWELL
. IT SHALL BE UNL 1VUL IN THE TUNN LMITS OF CIIOWlINITY TO PARK
OId AN- STREET "IMMOT IN ACCORDAME wIITH SIGNS DULY ERECTED 011 SAID
' STR SETS, AT1D ALL PARKING SHALL B� IN ACCORDANCE WITH LINES PAII IFED
TO I ;DICATE THE I.IAPINER OF PARI�IP'G, 11N 1 DULY 7RECTi�'.D SIGNS LDffT TTI 1
TI"lp FOR PARKING P=0 PRISONS SHALL PARK LONGER THAN TT,E TIZI'l, II'DICATED
Ci; SnID SIGNS. VIOLATION OF TITIS ORDINANCE SHALL I3i1 PUNISFABLE AS ,
TiJIS :):d'•iIT'hTdC;s STI''.LL IT .APPLY TO STREETS V11"L;iI; T'0 SIGITS
CITIES ;IAVL B.:,.I PLACED.
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' W. T. BARNES, Mayor
JUANITA BAYTALA, Clerk
Zaftlu of
Pnrmpurateb in 1959
Phone [phone] - P. O, Box 145
(�1l�utn£uini#g, �''�-"ur#f� (lIt�rulinr� 27�17
COMMISSIONERS:
PRO MAYOR, BILLY CHANDLER
O.. A. TAYLOR
H. E. COLD
W. JOE MILLS
m e tiri� of the i�.ayor and Board of Cc) j, si_orJer.s
C !;;co,!inity on f%ovember 2, 1 971 , The
_ • i :< passed, l jaking it Unlawful to park cri
;, t yoi_ri urdiance was passed by a vote of. 4 favor.,-:bl.e
U opposed.
W. T. Barnes, I-4ayor
A�ItCLERK
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' W. T. BARNES, Mayor
JUANITA BAYTALA, Clerk
C` of un of (9.40roMMIRV
c3nrarporatea in 1959
Phone [phone] -- P. O. Box 145
(lIflarufvinRg, �Z t (garalina 27,917
COMMISSIONERS:
PRO MAYOR, MILFORD DUNBAR
O. A. TAYLOR
W.JOE MILLS
BILLY B. FOSTER
Ar. James Boyd
' Traffic Services Supervisor
P. U. Box 1587
Greenville, N. C. 27834
' Extracts From minutes of Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Chocowinity
' Forth Carolina
A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Town
of Chocowinity was held at the Town Ball at 7: 30 O'clock
on May 6, 1975. The following members were present Mayor, W.T.
Barnes, Uomlmissioners U.A. Taylor, H.B. Dunbar, H.E. Cole, B.E.
Poster, no member absent.
The following ordinance was introduced by Commissioner H.-E. Cole
wuo moved it's adoption, Motion was seconded by U.A. Taylr.;r, and
upon being put to a vote was unanimously adopted.
NO PARKING along both sides of U.S. 17 from the Southern
corporate limits of Chocowinity at Maple Branch Northward
to U.S. 264 - N.C. 33
' 110 PARKING along both sides of U.S.17 h.C.33 from the
intersection of U.S.17 with U.,",.264 - F.C.33, Northward
the Northern corporate limits of Chocowinity at PargYw
.Dane (WU 1142)
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This May 20, 1975.
Mayor, W.T. Barneu
Clerk, Juanita Baytala.

I, Juanita Baytala, Clerk of the Town of Chocowinity, do
hereby certify that the Commissioners of the Town, duly
enacted on the 1 day of March, 1983, an ordinance based upon
an engineering and traffic investigation pursuant to
authority granted by GS 20-141 declaring the following speed
limit modification as set forth below on the following
described portion of a State Highway System Street.
Speed Limit was 45 on Bragaw Lane (SR 1142) from NC 33 to US
17-264-NC 33.
Reverts to Statutory 35 MPH
Minute Book #2, page 83.
Juanita Baytala
Town Clerk

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' JAMES I_. HOLSHOUSER, JR.
GOVERNOR
J. F. ALEXANDER
SECRETARY
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
March 29, 1976
Mr. W. W. Cratch, Mayor
Town of Chocowinity
P. 0. Box 145
Chocowinity, North Carolina 27817
Dear Mayor Cratch:
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
Enclosed are copies of municipal ordinances for the Town of Chocowinity.
Please have your Town attorney prepare the necessary ordinance for enactment
by the Town Board. After the Board has passed -the ordinance, please have the
attached forms completed, affix the Town Seal, and return the original to
Mr. G. F. England, Division Traffic Engineer, Division of Highways, P. 0. Box
1587, Greenville, N. C. 27834. When this is received, a concurring ordinance
will be passed by the Board of Transportation.
If you need further assistance or information, please contact Mr. G. F. England
at the above address or you may reach him by phone at [phone].
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Encl.
c/Mr. C. W. Snell, Jr.
c/Mr. G. A. Eason
c/Mr. J. C. Boyd
Yours very truly,
H. C. Rhudy
MANAGER OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
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DIVISION TRAFFIC ENGINEER

CERTIFICATE OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE DECLARING MODIFICATIONS TO SAFE AND REASONABLE SPEEDS
' AND REQUEST FOR CONCURRING ORDINANCE BY,BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION.
TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION:
I, Jngn i is Clerk of the Tom of
City Town
Chocowinity , do hereby certify that the Commissioners
Governing Body
' of the Q_ duly enacted on the 19 day of April
City Town
' 19_7� an ordinance based upon an engineering and traffic investigation pursuant. to
authority granted by G. S. 20-141 (gl) and (g2) declaring the following modifications
' to safe and reasonable speed limits as set forth below on the following described
portion of a State Highway System Street:
' Rescind the Following Speed Limits
' Speed
Limit
45
' Speed
Limit
45_
Ordinance
Number.
Ordinance
Number
Description
Declare the Following Speed Limits
Description
NC 33'frcm a point 0.06 mile east of SR 1143, eastward
to Bells Avenue.
said ordinance to become effective upon adoption by the Board of Transportation of a
Revised 7-16-73 MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE Form TE 70-10 (pp l of 2)
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' CERTIFICATE OF MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE DECLARING MODIFICATIONS TO SAFE AND REASONABLE SPEEDS
AND REQUEST FOR CONCURRING ORDINANCE BY BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION.
TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION:
' I, Juanita Baytala , Clerk of the Town of
City Town
' Chocowinity , do hereby certify that the COmmisvioners
Governing.Body
' of the Chocowinity duly enacted on the 19 day of April ,
Ci+y Town
' 19_]6 an ordinance based upon an engineering and traffic investigation pursuant -to
authority granted by G. S. 20-141 (gl) and (g2)'declaring the following modifications
' to safe and reasonable speed limits as set f6rth below on the following described
portion of a State Highway System Street:
1 Rescind the Following Speed Limits
1 Speed
Limit
. 5
Speed
Limit
45
Ordinance
Number-
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Ordinance
Number
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Description
US 17-264 from Patrick Lane (SR 1143) to Bragaw Lane
the northern corporate limit).
Bragaw Lane (SR 1142) tram NC 33 to US 17-264, NC 33.
(Reverts to statutory 5)
Declare the Following Speed Limits
Description
Bragaw Lane (SR 1142) frcm NC 33. northward to US 17.
said ordinance to become effective upon adoption by the Board of Transportation of a
Revised 7-16-73 MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE Form TE 70-10 (pp 1 of 2)
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It appearing to the Council of the Town of Chocowinity
from an engineering and traffic investigation -ayad the Council
finding; as a fact a reasonable speed limit of 45 miles per hour
is suitable:.on the following described portion of the State
Highway System Street.
It is therefore upon motion properly made and duly
seconded, ordained: That a -speed limit of 45 miles per hour
shall apply to the following street:
1. US'17-264 from North End Avenue (SR 1147)
to Aragaw Lane (the northern corporate limit).
2. US :264 from SR 1175 to Moore Avenue SR 1144.
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to GS 20-141
and (g2).
The above ordinance was unanimously adopted by the
'Town Council of the Town of Chocowinity and shall become effective
upon adoption by the State Highway Commission of a concurring
1ordinance and the erection of signs giving notice of the author-
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It appearing to the Council
pp g h ou it of the Town of Chocowinity
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frcm an engineering and traffic investigation and the Council
finding as a fact a reasonable speed limit of 35 miles per hour
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is suitable on the following described portion of the State
Highway System Street.
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It is therefore upon motion properly made and duly
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seconded, ordained: That a speed lirhit of .35 miles per hour
shall apply to the following street:'
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1. US 17-264 from US 2649 NC 33 to North End
Avenue (SR 1147)
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2. US 17 from US 264, NC 33 to Maple Branch
(the southern corporate limit).
3. US 264 from US 17-264 to SR 1175.
4. NC 33 from.US 17-264 to a point 0.20 mile
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east of US 17-264.
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to GS 20-141 (gi)
and (g2).
The above ordinance was unanimously adopted by the
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Town Council of the Town of Chocowinity and shall become effective
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upon: adoption by the State Highway Commission of a concurring
ordinance and the erection of signs giving notice of the authcr-
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It appearing to the Council of the Town of Chocowinity
from an engineering and traffic investigation and the.Council
finding as a fact a reasonable speed limit of 25 miles per hour
is suitable on the following described portion of the State
;iighway System Street.
It is therefore upon motion properly made and duly
seconded, ordained: That a speed limit of 25 miles per hour
shall apply to the following street:
Walhurst Avenue (SR 1148) from NC 33 to US 17.
This ordinance is adopted pursuant to CS 20-141 (1) anc
The above ordinance was unanimously adopted by the
Town Council of the Town of Chocowinity and shall become effective
upon adoption by the State Highway Commission of a concurrinp-
ordinance and the erection of signs giving notice of the author-
ized speed limit.

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Upon motion made and duly adopted the following
rdinance was adopted by the Town of Chocowinity:
Be it ordained that Ordinance No. 2 providing for a
speed limit of 45 miles per hour on U. S. 264 from State Road No. 1175 to
Moore Avenue (State Road No. 1144) is as of this date rescinded.
Be it ordained that Ordinance No. 5 providing for
a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on N. C. 33 from a point 0.06 mile east of
State Road No. 1143 eastward to Bell's Avenue is passed by the Board, and speed
in excess of 45 miles per hour on N. C. 33 as above set out shall be a violation
of the law.
Be it ordained that Ordinance No. 3 providing for a
speed limit of 45 miles per hour on U. S. 17-264 fran Patrick Lane (SR 1143)
to Bragaw Lane (the Northern corporate limit) is hereby rescinded and that
Ordinance No. 4 providing for a speed limit of 45 miles per hour from Bragaw
Lane (SR 1142) fran NC 33 to U. S. 17-264, N. C. 33 is hereby rescinded and
that the speed limit shall revert to 35 miles per hour.
Be it ordained that Ordinance No. 6 is hereby adopted
providing for a speed limit of 45 miles per hour on Bragaw Lane (SR 1142) from
N. C. 33 northward to U. S. 17 and that speed in excess of 45 miles per hour
on the road above set forth shall be a violation of the law.
The above ordinances shall take effect when a con -
ordinance shall be passed by the State of North Carolina B card of
-tation and when proper signs have been erected.
This April 1976.

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1 W. T. BARNL:S, Mayor Phone [phone] - P. O. Box•145 COMAIISSIONLRS:
O. A. TAYLOR
ANNA J. DU:N, Clerk r
U.lii]�D�lltlli��� �Q�il V.il1II.�I�ICI OTTIS DLNBY
JAMP:S MOBLEY
1 H. L. COLL
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III. MUNICIPAL SERVICES
A. Water System
1. Trailer Lots Charged
2. Singer Furniture Water Lines
B. Garbage Ordinance
11/08/73
11/08/73
09/06/77
07/Q3/73

An ordinance was made by Mr. H.E. Cole, seconded by Mr. W.
Joe Mills, "Trailer lots will be charged a minimum of $5.50
per trailer or the meter reading which ever is the larger.
Also each individual user."
This was voted 3 for; 0 against, with Mr. Chandler absent.
This the 8 day of November, 1973.
W.T. Barnes
Mayor
Juanita Baytala
Town Clerk
Commissioners
O.A. Taylor
H.E. Cole
W.J. Mills
B.J. Chandler

M. L. DUNBAR, Mayor
JUANITA BAYTALA, Clerk
CORDON EDWARDS, Police Chief
iAin of . Tharlifnni#v
c3lnrorporateb in 1959
Phone [phone] • P. O. Bo: 145
(94=foinitg, Worth Carolina 27817
COMMISSIONERS:
Pro Mayor, CHARLES WILLIAMSON
H. E. COLE
JAMES MOBLEY, Jr.
DADEN WOLFE, Jr.
TO: ALL WATER OUST EMS OF CHOCOW LAITY
Subject: Amendmnt to Regulations on Water Usage in Chocowinity
An Amendment was passed on 3-5-85 by the Town ConBnissioners
to raise the fee from $10.00 to $20,00 for Water Deposit to have
Water turned on.
Charles Williamson
Water Commissioner

6,11 af (f110r.Qfutllttu COMMISSIONERS:
R . T. BARNES, MayorV'PRO•MAYOR, MILrORD DUNBAR
JUANITA BAYTALA, Cleric �lnrnrparatea in 1959 O. A. TAYLOR
Phone [phone] -- P. O. Box 145 If. E. COLE
414ocafainitg, Nvrt4 (Carolina 27817 BILLY B. POSTER
To: All Water Customers of Chocowinity
Subject: Amendment to Regulations on Water Usage in Chocowinity
An Amendment was passed on 8-15-74 by the Town Commissioners to raise
the Fee from $2.00 to $10.00 for having to turn water on after service has been
discontinued for any reason.
The additional cost of Labor and Transportation has made this necessary.
The customer is also reminded that there is a Misdemeanor Fine of $25.00
for tampering with a meter. Only the few delinquent customers we have need to
be concerned about this notice. We thank the majority of our customers for their
promptness.
B. B. Foster
Water Commissioner

' W. T. BARNES, Mayor � j'� COMMISSIONERS* O. A. TAYLOI�,
Anna Dunn Clerk Phone'J46.656a - P. O. Box 145
OTTIS DENBY
(ff4aro ini#g, . (9. 27817 H. E. COLE
CHARLES WILLIAMSON
RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO WATER SYSTEM
ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY
'
'Any person desiring water from the Town of Chocowinity Water System
must register and place on deposit $10.00 before water will be turned on.
Any person outside town limits where water service will be available will be
'
required to register requesting water service, pay tap on fee, and pay inside
rate plus $2.00 per month, and be responsible for material, and cost of in-
stallation.
All inside connections made during initial installation of water system will
not be charged a tap on fee.
Any connection made after initial installation of water system will be
'
c�arged a $150.00 tap on fee.
Customers will be required to furnish and install all necessary piping and
materials from meter to house.
All deposits will be retained by the Town of Chocowinity until customer
moves or the deposit is required to pay a delinquent bill.
'
Deposits will not be considered by the town as a customers investment and
at no time will any interest be paid on deposit.
The town sets meter on edge of patron's property line, from this point -me ler
'
& meter box- the patron is responsible for installing size line approved by
the town and for maintaining this line.
Service will be discontinued on the 15th of the month if bills are not paid.
'
Customer will be charged a 1.14..2.00 fee to turn water on after a service has
been discontinued for any reason.
An ordinance has been passed that the water patron will be charged for any
and all repairs on any meter which has been tampered with, in addition to
the misdemeanor fine of $25.00 for tampering.
The following rates will be charged:
The First 3,000 gallons at $5.50
Second 2,000 gallons at $1.25 per 1,000 gallons
Next 5,000 gallons at $1.00 per 1,000 gallons
All over 10,000 gallons at 500 per 1,000 gallons
I request water service from the Town of Chocowinity Water System
under the above stated conditions.
Date __ Signed
' ( ) Owner ( ) Tenant

W. W. CRATCH, Mayor
' J UANITA BAYTALA, Clerk
Zoe .of C��ott#fir
c)ttroryorateb in 1959
Phone [phone] - P. O. Box 145
QlhorvHnitg, �Kortli (ilarolina 27817
COMMISSIONERS:
PRO MAYOR, DADEN WOLFE, JR.
JAMES MOBLEY, JR.
H. E. COLE
MILFORD DUNBAR
' �i-ie re - ular meeting of the Board of Commi6sionors of the
:io--,rai of Chocowinity, ir. 0. , was held at 1:30 O'clock,
' un Sei)tember 6, 1977 at L:ic Town Hall of Chocowinity, E. C.
following persons were present at said mooting. li ayor,
Cratch, and Commiseionera H.E. Cols, th.: . Dlanbar, a�:.d
' Jimmie riobley , with Daden 1•rolfe absent.
ii.L. Dunbar, presented the following 14otion and
moved that it be adopted:
r':�Iie Tov:n of Caoeowinity will install a water ling; going; J;ti
"inger Purni tore Co. , with the Town paying all expense of
-ine and provide one Fire Hydrant.
' oinger: will be re uired to a 4150,00 tag. �t� fee ,,nd the
wafer rates will be $13.00 far first 10,000 g llon:� used,
' i+ll over 10,000 will be 60 vents per 1,000 gallons.
Rates maybe amended on year to year bases, with pr.ioes
refecting no more than actual rate of inflation.
. otion, seconded by H.E. Colo. and unanimously c►Arried.
Ju lnita Bayt.,AL
' Town Clerk
' .:. W. Oratch
Mayor
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To: All Residents Within The City Limits of Chocowinity, N.C.
Subject: Rules & Regulations For Solid Waste (Garbage) Disposal.
A City Ordinance dated July 3, 1973 limits each household or business
establishment to the following:
Each household is limited to two (2) thirty gallon cans each week.
Each business establishment is limited to six (6) thirty gallon cans
each week.
These cans are to be set out where the garbage collector can get to them
without having to carry them so far to put them on the truck. They should
be within twenty (20) feet of the road or street.
No fifty-five gallon (55) drums will be permitted whatsoever.
The following is quoted from the State Board of Iiealth Regulations
concerning the type of can to be used for solid waste or garbage:
QUOTE: Section IV: Solid Waste Storage:
A. The owner or occupant of any premise, business establishment, or industry
shall -be responsible for the sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated
at that premise, business establishment, or industry.
B. Garbage shall be stored in:
1. Durable, rust resistant, non -absorbent, water tight, rodent proof, and
easily cleanable containers with a close fitting, fly -tight cover and with
adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling.
2. Plastic bags are permissible to use as long as they are closed tightly.
IT IS REQUESTED THAT EACH PERSON ADHERE TO THESE REGULATIONS
YOUR SANITATION COMMISSIONER
H.E.Cole

IV. NUISANCE
A. Noise
1. Loud and Offensive
2. Vehicle Noise and Dust
B. Keeping Lots Clean
06/16/78 & 05/03/89
06/01/60
11/08/73

Gordon Edwardi
Chief of Police
�y•` •J19oban of vCbacabu[nit
p
' Chocowinity Town Hail ❑ Chocowinity, North Carolina 27817 CJ Telephone: [phone]
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS WAS A NOISE PROBLEM AT THE LEMON TREE IN
N, WHICH IS CAUSING
A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM MRS. RITA TETTERTON. MAYOR WILLIAMSON EXPLAINED THAT MRS
rETTERTON HAS FILED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOUD NOISE FROM THE MUSIC INSIDE
THE "OUR PLACE" BAR WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE UPSTAIRS PORTION OF THE LEMON TREE INN.
HE EXPLAINED THAT IN HIS OPINION THE TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY NEEDED TO ADOPT A "NOISE
' RESOLUTION" , SO THAT WHEN ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FINDS THE NEED TO ARREST
SOMEONE FOR VIOLATING THE PEACE BY LOUD NOISE, WE CAN DO SO, AND HAVE SOME FIRM
PENALTIES SET FOR VIOLATION OF SAID LAW. MAYOR WILLIAMSON HAD OBTAINED A COPY OF
' THE ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN SET FORTH BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE YEAR OF
1981, THAT DEALS WITH LOUD NOISES IN THE COUNTY. MAYOR WILLIAMSON READ THE
ORDINANCE, AND IT WAS GENERALLY DISCUSSED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRESENT.
AT THIS POINT MR. H.E. COLE, TOWN BOARD MEMBERS MADE A MOTION THAT THE TOWN ADOPT
THE SAME RESOLUTION AS THE COUNTY FOR OUR NOISE ORDINANCE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED
BY COMMISSIONER M.L. DUNBAR. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A 100% VOTE BY THE MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD.
THIS BEING THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA, MAYOR WILIAMSON ADJOURNED THE
MEETING.
1ESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED THIS 3RD DAY OF MAY, 1989 BY GORDON EDWARDS, FOR MRS.-
JUANITA BAYTALA, SECRETARY -TREASURER, TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY.
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BOOK 1FicE12'7
July 7, 1981
On motion by Frank Bonner, seconded by Arthur Lee Moore,
:he following resolution was unanimously adopted:
Adopting noise ordinance as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C0MHISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF BEAUFORT PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF NCGS 153A - 43 OF THE CENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CARphINA BE
ADOPTED:
LOUD. DISTURBING AND UNNECESSARY NOISE:
(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the ereatio
of any unreasonably loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise in the county is
prohibited. Noise oi;such. characters Intensity and duration as to be detriment
co,the health. safety-.or:valfare of any. individual is prohibited.
(b) The following acts. among others, are declared to be
loud, disturbing and unnecessary.noises in violation of this section. but such
enumeration shall not be deemed to be exclusive:
(1), The use of any kpuds boiaterous!or'raucous language�or
shout;ng sous to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person
in the vicinity.
(2) The soun4Iug:A4 Spy hor.�or signal device on any,
.,..
tuseaoiils. motorcycle. bus or other vehicle .wh$Ie,not::,in�moti+n, except as
a danger signal if another vehicle is approaching apparently out of control, or
if in motion only as a danger signal: the creation by means of any such signal
device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; and the sounding of such device
for an unnecessary and unreasonable eariod of time.
.f1Th piayin= oftaa:ij�.,<tadio- phonograph'. public speaking.
aysie*, 4t,,lny Pt:sisals�gsRsament,ot con ibnatioa°:;thereof t:ith or.vithouts
eldttfroaieal aecovssf ;auc11 s+nnar o twiEh.'4pch,.volume.ss to annoy. or dis-
turb the quint, comfort or repose of dYfny;FpiisoA'"in`any" dw(lll�,nt orother type
ot!' tk'iid.anet: 4
(4) The keeping of any animal which, by causing frequent
or long continued noise, shall disturb the comfort and repose of any person
in the vicinity.
(S) The use of any automobile, motor propelled boat.
motorcycle or other vehicle or motor propelled craft so out of repair, so
it loaded or in such manner as to create loud or unnecessary grating, grinding.
�rattling or other noise which shall disturb the comfort and repose of any per-
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1 son in the vicinity.
V .,
- •�• 7••- (c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this
' ordinance shall be deemed Rullty of a misdemeanor and.upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in-an:asmunt not exceeding $100.00kos?be 4mprieone4 in the Count
i
jail for a period not exceeding 4 4*7 ,O by'botb such dine and impsUenment;
Esc1t dsr'such violitio% is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute
MATO t MATa ..
' MISS [IS ■. ltl !t L L .• '
W11MIllTlm.

AN ORDINANCE:
The Town of Chocowinity had a call.meeting on Jure 161 1978
with all commissioners present. An ordinance was made by Mr.
H.E. Cole, seconded by h1r. Dunbar,
' "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or cor -or�-ition
to create or assist in creating, permit, continue or perrait the
continuance of any unreasonably loud disturbing and unnecessary
noise in the city. Noise of such character, intensity, and
' duration as to be detrimental to the life or health of any
individual is prohibited."
The following acts among._others are declared to be loud,
disturbing, and unnecessary noises in violation of this section:
(a) The sounding of any horn, except as a dan,;er signal,
' when in motion. No loud or harsh sound for an
unnecessary and unreasonable period of time.
(b) The use of any gong or siren upon any vehicle, other
than police, fire, or other emergency vehicle.
(c) The use or operation of any piano,manual or automatic,,
phonograph, radio, loud speaker or any other instrument
or sound amplifying device so.loudly as to disturb
persons in the vicinity.

Upon notion by H. M. Harwell , seconded by
J • ITnnre , the follovain�, Ordinance wa.o adopted:
It shall be unlawful for any person within the Town of Chocot•:ini -';y
to create noise or dust by spinning the wheels or causing the,spinnizx; of the
wheels of a motor vehicle upon the ground or upon the ourface of any pavement.
Violation of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor and any person
guilty of a violation hereof shall be fined not exceedin; Fifty ($50.00) L�olla,^
or imprisoned not exceeding thirty (30) days. This ordinance shall become
effective June 1, 1960.
The foregoing ordinance was passed by a vote of votilip
.Lavorably and none opposed.
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W. T. BARNES, Mayor
JUANITA BAY -ALA, Clerk
11fun of C�4vxlftlinag .
Pncarparateb in 1959
Phone [phone] -- P. O. Box 145
(ITharafuittitg, Wart4 (ITaralinn 27817
Jaz;uary 16, 1974
COMMISSIONERS:
PRO MAYOR, BILLY CHANDLER
O. A. TAYLOR
H. E. COLE
W. JOE MILLS
hn ordinance was made by kr. u. A. eylor 2nd by kr. 4- . Joe
-ills, " `or property oweners of the 'gown of Chlucowinity to
cut ;,�_r.d Clean Vt.eir lots ani keep that way. If this isn't
: cne by owener t.ae town will do ao and the cost will be add—
ed to : otir property tax."
..r.is was unur:i;,..auoly carried,
ynie vie is _ day of 1covember, 1.- '73
Juanita iIayta.la ,. -lerk
;i. Cole
;4. Joe ;:ills
Lilly t-+�tardler
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D.
E.
V. LAND USE CONTROLS
Residences Used as Businesses 08/02/72
NC Residential Building Code Adopted 11/02/76
Subdivision Regulations 09/06/88
Zoning Ordinance 06/01/82 & _/89
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 08/03/82

ORDINANCE
At the regular meeting of the Mayor and Commissioners of the
Town of Chocowinity on June 6, 1972, an ordinance was made by
Mr. Cole, seconded by Mr. Taylor.
"No Residence within the Town Limits of Chocowinity will be
used as a business establishment without the approval of the
Town Board first." This was voted 4 for and 0 against. The
second reading was July 4, 1972; the third reading was August
1, 1972 making it a law. It was voted 4 for and 0 against.
This day August 2, 1972.
W.T. Barnes
Mayor
Juanita Baytala
Town Clerk
Commissioners
O.A. Taylor
H.E. Cole
W.J. Mills
B.J. Chandler

RESOLUTION:
At the regular Board Meeting of the Mayor and Board of
Commissioners, of the Town of Chocowinity, held in the Town
Hall, November 2, 1976, in Minutes' Book I, page 1-184.
The following resolution was passed unanimously:
Upon Motion by M.L. Dunbar, seconded by H.E.'Cole:
"The Town of Chocowinity adopts the North Carolina
State Residential Building Code, in accordance with
Section GS 143-138B and all amendments."
W.W. Cratch
Mayor
Juanita Baytala
Town Clerk
Housing Appeal Board:
1 year Joe Safrit
2 years Earl Hickman and
William Swindell
3 years David Weatherly and
Billy Foster
Commissioners.
H.E. Cole
M.L. Dunbar
James Mobley
Daden Wolfe, Jr.

T 0 W N O F C H O C O W I N I T Y
Subdivision Ordinance
Adopted by the Chocowinity Town Council
September 6, 198B
Page
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION
11.
Purpose .....................................
1
12.
Authority ...................................
1
13.
Jurisdiction ................................
1
SECTION II. GENERAL
21.
Definitions .................................
2
22.
Subdivision ...... ..........................
3
23.
Acceptance of Public Services ................
3
24.
Compliance with Zoning Ordinance............
3
25.
Consistency with Official Plans .............
3
SECTION III. PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION AND
APPROVAL OF PLANS
31.
Sketch Plan..
4
32.
Preliminary Plan ............................
4
321. Submittals .............................
4
322. Plan Contents ..........................
5
323. Approval ...............................
5
3231. Planning Board Recommendation....
5
3232. Town Council Action ..............
6
3233. Improvements .....................
6
33.
Final Plan ..................................
6
331. Submittals .............................
7
332. Plan Contents .............
7
333. Performance Guarantee ..................
9
334. Release of Guarantee ...................
9
335. Maintenance and Defects Guarantee......
10
336. Approval ...............................
10
3361. Planning Board Recommendation.:...
10
3362. Town Council Action ..............
10
337. Recording of Final Plan ................ 11

SECTION IV. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
41. General ..................................... 12
411. Design Guides .......................... 12
4111.
Mitigation .......................
12
4112.
Enhancement ......................
12
412.
Access
Adequacy ........................
13
42. Streets .....................................
13
421.
Design
and Layout ......................
13
4211.
Coordination with Existing
Streets .................. :.......
13
4212.
Access to Unsubdivided Property..
13
4213.
Street Intersections .............
13
4214.
Dead -End Streets ..............
13
4215.
Half Streets .....................
13
4216.
Block Standards ..................
14
4217.
Lot Standards ....................
14
4218.
Driveways ........................
14
4219.
Street Names and House Numbers...
14
422.
Classification
.........................
14
423.
Street Width and Drainage Requirements.
15
424.
Private Streets ........................
15
4241.
Design Requirements ..............
16
425.
Construction ...........................
17
4251.
Clearing and Grubbing............
17
4252.
Grading ..........................
17
4253.
Street Base ......................
17
4254.
Street Surface ...................
17
4255.
Curb and Gutter ..................
17
4256.
Culvert Pipe .....................
17
43. Storm Water Management .......................
17
43.1
Design Standards ......................
18

44. Utilities ...................................
18
441.
Water Supply ...........................
18
4411. Public Supply Standards..........
18
4412. Private Supply Standards.........
18
4413. Design and Construction..........
18
442.
Sewage Disposal ........................
19
4421. Public Disposal Standards........
19
4422. Private Disposal Standards.......
19
4423. Design and Construction..........
19
443.
Other Utilities ........................
20
4431. Wiring ...........................
20
4432. Street Lighting ..................
20
45. Other
Improvements .......................
20
451.
Survey .................................
20
452.
Sidewalks.... ........................
20
453.
Wheel Chair Ramps ......................
20
454.
Street Signs ...........................
21
455.
Shade Trees ............................
21
46. Other
Requirements ..........................
21
461.
Open Spaces ............................
21
462.
Easements ..............................
21
4621. Utilities ........................
21
4622. Drainage .........................
21
463.
Clean-up ...............................
21
SECTION V. LEGAL PROVISIONS
51. Enforcement ................................. 22
511. Register of Deeds ...................... 22
512. Building Inspector ..................... 22
513. Recordation of Deed .................... 22
52. Penalities.................................. 22
53. Variance .................................... 23

54. Amendments .................................. 23
55. Separability ................................ 23
56. Abrogation .................................. 23

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION
11. Purpose
The purpose of this ordinance is to establish procedures
and standards for the development and subdivision of land within
the territorial jurisdiction of the Town of Chocowinity.. It is
designed to provide for coordination of streets, community
facilities, and utilities within proposed subdivisions and to
assure the provision of streets, utilities, and recreation
facilities needed to service proposed subdivisions and minimize
future expenditures by the Town for provision of these services.
It is further designed to distribute population and traffic in a
manner that will avoid congestion and overcrowding and will
create conditions essential to public health, safety, and general
welfare, and to provide for proper legal description monumenta-
tion and recording of land that will insure easy identification
and permanent location of real estate boundaries. In addition,
this ordinance is designed to encourage the wise, productive, and
beneficial use of the natural resources of the Town, to maintain
a healthy and pleasant environment, and to preserve the natural
beauty of the Town and its territorial jurisdiction.
' 12. Authority
This ordinance is adopted under the authority and provisions
of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 160A, "irticle
19, Part 2.
13. Jurisdiction
The regulations of this ordinance shall apply throughout
the Town of Chocowinity and its extraterritorial planning
jurisdiction as now and hereafter established.
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SECTION II. GENERAL
21. Definitions
"Area of Environmental Concern" shall mean any area -desig-
nated as an Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) by the Coastal
Resources Commission under G. S. 113A-113, including coastal
wetlands, estuarine waters, estuarine shorelines within 75 feet
of the mean high water line, public trust areas, public water
supply AECs, and natural and cultural resource AECs. For
purposes of this ordinance, the shoreline of waters designated by
the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission as Joint Fishing
Waters shall be considered estuarine shorelines.
"Plan" or "Plat" shall mean a map, design, or scheme of
arrangement of a parcel of land which is to be, or has been
subdivided.
"Subdivider" shall mean any person, firm, or corporation
who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision
as herein defined.
"Subdivision" shall mean all divisions of a tract or parcel
of land "into two or more lots, building sites, or other division
for the purpose of sale or building development (whether immedi-
ate or future) and shall include all divisions of land involving
the dedication of a new street or a change in existing streets;
but the following shall not be included within this definition
nor be subject to the regulations authorized by this ordinance:
the combination or re -combination of portions of
previously subdivided and recorded lots where the
total number of lots is not increased and the resultant
lots are equal to or exceed the standards of the Town.
as shown in its subdivision regulations;
the division of land into parcels greater than ten
acres where no street right-of-way dedication is
involved;
the public acquisition by purchase of strips of land
for widening or opening of streets; and
the division of a tract in single ownership whose
entire area is no greater than two acres into not
more than three lots, where resultant lots are equal to
or exceed the standards of the Town, as shown in this
Ordinance.
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22. Subdivision
No person shall make a subdivision within the meaning of
this ordinance of any land within the jurisdiction of the Town
until such subdivision has been approved by the Town of
Chocowinity as hereinafter provided.
No plat of any subdivision within the jurisdiction of the
Town shall be filed or recorded by the Register of Deeds until
it has been approved pursuant to these regulations.
23. Acceptance of Public Services
No street shall be maintained by the Town nor street
dedication accepted for ownership and maintenance, nor shall
water, or sewer or other Town facilities or services be extended
to or connected within any subdivision until the requirements
set forth in this ordinance has been fully complied with and a
final plan has been approved by the Town of Chocowinity and
recorded with the Register of Deeds.
24. Compliance with Zoning Ordinance
No subdivision plan shall be approved unless such plan
complies in all respects with the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance of the Town of Chocowinity.
25. Consistency with Official Plans
Subdivision plans shall be consistent and in compliance
with all officially adopted Thoroughfare Plans, School Plans,
Recreation and Open Space Plans, and certified Coast<l Area
Management Act Land Use Plans.
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SECTION III. PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF PLANS
31. Sketch Plan
A Sketch Plan of a subdivision may be submitted by the
subdivider for discussion and approval by the Planning Board.
The Sketch Plan should include a very general description of the
proposed subdivision as well as a sketch vicinity map showing the
subdivision in relation to the surrounding area. The Planning
Board shall review the Sketch Plan for general compliance with
the requirements of this ordinance, the Zoning Ordinance, and
any other applicable ordinance. The Planning Board shall advise
the subdivider of the regulations pertaining to the proposed
subdivision and the procedures to be followed in preparation and
submission of the Preliminary and Final Plans.
32. Preliminary Plan
321. Submittals
Any person who seeks approval of a Preliminary Plan of a
subdivision shall submit to the Planning Board:
a) An application (Form A).
b) 4 prints of the Preliminary Plan as described in
Section 322.
c) A filing fee according to the following schedule:
$75; plus $15 per lot for the first 25 lots created by
the Preliminary Plan; plus $5 per lot for all addition-
al lots created. The total filing fee, regardless of
the number of lots created, shall not exceed $2,000.
d) At the same scale as the Preliminary Plan, a Develop-
ment Plan, showing topography at contour intervals
appropriate for the site, graphic drainage analysis
including existing and proposed watercourses and
distinction between upland and wetland, Areas of
Environmental Concern, location of tree cover, existing
structures, and proposed lot.lines. If located within
an area of special flood hazard as identified by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the location of
the base flood elevation shall be indicated.
e) A drainage plan and calculations, including description
of the effects of a 100-year storm.
f) Documentation that the site has undergone a preliminary
evaluation for septic tank usage by the County'Health
Department if public sewer will not be provided.
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' g) An Environmental Impact Statement if requested by the
Planning Board pursuant to Chapter 113A of the North
' Carolina General Statutes.
322. Plan Contents
The
Preliminary Plan shall be prepared by either a register-
ed
surveyor or a registered engineer and shall be clearly
and
legibly drawn at a scale of 1" = 100" or such other
scale
as the Planning Board may accept to show details
clearly
and adequately. Sheet sizes shall be no larger than
24"
x 36". The Preliminary Plan shall contain the following
information:
a)
Subdivision name, boundaries, north point, legend,
date, scale, and indication of zoning district.
b)
Sketch vicinity map showing the location of the
subdivision in relation to the surrounding area.
c)
Name and address of landowner, subdivider, registered
engineer or surveyor, his stamp, and. names (and stamps
if appropriate) of any other professionals engaged in
the design.
d)
Location and ownership of abutting property.
e)
Existing and proposed lines, of streets, lots, ease-
ments, and public or common areas within the subdivi-
sion, and sufficient information to determine the
location, direction, and length of every street line,
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lot line, easement, and boundary line, and to establish
those lines on the ground. Lots numbered and approxi-
f)
mate lot area shown.
Proposed streets, existing and platted streets on
adjoining properties and in the proposed subdivision
designated either public or private, indicating
right-of-way and/or easement widths, pavement widths,
and centerline curve and corner radius data including
sight distances, and typical street cross sections.
g),
Plans for proposed utility layouts including sanitary
sewers, storm sewers, water .distribution lines, street
lighting, telephone and electric service, illustrating
connections to existing systems or plans for individual
water supply systems and/or sewage disposal systems,
showing line size and location of fire hydrants and
manholes.
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323. Approval
'
3231. Planning Board Recommendation. The subdivider shall
submit the Application, Plan, and data required in section
321
to the Planning Board at least 10 days prior.to the
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Planning Board meeting at which it is to be considered.
The Planning Board shall review the plan, consulting with
local or other officials and other technical experts as
necessary to discuss the plan and identify any changes or
additions necessary for the subdivision to achieve the
objectives of this ordinance. The Planning Board shall meet
with the subdivider and discuss the kind and extent of
improvements proposed to be made and any changes 'deemed
advisable. The Planning Board shall recommend approval,
conditional approval, or disapproval of the plan within 45
days after its first consideration. The Chairman of the
Planning Board shall notify the Town Clerk of the Board's
decision and the Clerk shall transmit the plan with its
recommendations including any conditions or modifications to
the Town Council. If conditionally approved, the Planning
Board may require that the subdivider submit a revised
Preliminary Plan.
3232. Town Council Action. Upon receipt of the plan,
the Council shall review it for compliance with the require-
ments of this ordinance and consider the recommendations of
the Planning Board and other reviewers, if any. The Council
shall approve, approve conditionally, or disapprove the
Preliminary Plan within 45 days of submittal by the Planning
Board. If the Council approves the Preliminary Plan,
approval shall be noted on at least two copies of the
plan by the Town Clerk. One copy shall be returned to the
subdivider and one shall be retained by the Town Clerk. If
the plan is approved with conditions, the conditions and the
reasons for conditional approval shall be recorded in the
minutes of the meeting and a copy of any conditions shall be
attached to the plans.
3233. Improvements. Upon Town Council approval of the
Preliminary Plan (with or without conditions), the subdivi-
der may proceed with the installation of the required
improvements and the preparation of the Final Plan in
accordance with the approved Preliminary Plan and the
requirements of this ordinance.
33. Final Plan
A final subdivision plat must be submitted within 24 months
of the date the Preliminary Plan was approved, otherwise such
approval shall be null and void unless a written extension
of this time limit is granted by the Town Council. The Final
Plan shall contain only that portion of the Preliminary Plan
which the subdivider proposes to develop and record at that
time. When a Final Plan is submitted, approval of the Prelimi-
nary Plan is automatically extended another 24.months.
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No Final Plat shall be approved until the subdivider has
installed in the area represented on the Final Plat all improve-
ments required by this ordinance, or shall have guaranteed their
installation as provided in Section 333. No property shall be
sold before a Final Plat has been approved and recorded in the
Registry of Deeds pursuant to these regulations.
331. Submittals
Any person who seeks approval of a Final Plan of a subdivis-
ion shall submit to the Planning Board:!
a) An application (Form B).
b) 4 prints of the Final Plan as described in Section 332.
c) A filing fee according to the following schedule: $50;
plus $15 per lot for the first'25 lots shown on the
Final Plan; plus $5 per lot for all additional lots
shown. Total filing fees for any subdivision,
(including fees for both Preliminary and Final Plans)
shall not exceed $4,0009 regardless of the number of
lots created.
d) Certification from the County,Health Department that
all lots intended to be served by ground absorption
sewage disposal systems have been approved for such
usage.
e) An erosion and sediment control plan approved by the
North Carolina Division of Land Resources.
332. Plan Contents
The Final Plan shall be prepared by ,either a registered
surveyor or a registered engineer and shall be drawn at a
scale of 1" = 100". Sheet sizes shall be no smaller than
12" x 18" and no larger than 18" x 24" unless the Planning
Board approves a' different size in advance of Plan
submittal. One copy of the Final Plan shall be drawn on
reproducible mylar.
The Final Plan shall contain the following information:
a) Subdivision name,boundaries, north point, legend,
date, and scale.
b) Name and address of landowner,',subdivider, registered
engineer or surveyor, his stamp,l,and names (and .stamps
if appropriate) of any other professionals engaged in
the design.
c) Sketch vicinity map showing the location of the
subdivision in relation to the surrounding area.
d). Names of proposed streets and the locations and widths
of proposed street rights-of-way'and.street pavements.
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e) Layout of lot arrangement including lot lines, lot
dimensions and lot numbers.
f) Base flood elevation if located within an area of
special flood hazard as defined by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency.
g) Certification of Ownership and Dedication. The
following shall be placed on the Final Plan and signed
by the owner(s) of the subdivision:
"I(We) hereby certify that I.am (we are) the Owner(s)
of the property shown and described hereon and that
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I(we) hereby adopt this plan of subdivision with my
(our) free consent. Further I (we) certify the land
as shown hereon is within the subdivision
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regulation jurisdiction of the Town of
Chocowinity, North Carolina."
'
Owner
Owner
Owner
'
h) Certification of Final Plan Approval. The following
certificate shall be placed on the Final Plan for
'
endorsement•by the Town Clerk:
"I hereby certify that the subdivision plan shown
hereon has been found to comply with the subdivision
'
regulations of the Town of Chocowinity, and further,
that this plan has been approved by the Chocowinity
Town Council for recording in the Register of Deeds of
'
Beaufort County within -30 days of the date of this
certificate."
'
Attest
(Town Clerk)
Date
'
Seal
i) As Built Engineering Data as follows:
'
1. The plans for utility layout, including sanitary
sewers, storm sewers, water distribution lines,
natural gas, telephone and electric service,
'
illustrating connections to existing systems or
plans for individual water supply systems and/or
'
sewerage disposal systems. Plans must show line
sizes, the location of fire hydrants, blowoffs,
manholes, pumps, forcemains, and gate valves;
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2. Location and dimensions of all rights -of -way,
utility or other easements, paths or trails, and
public or common areas;
3. Right-of-way lines, sight distance lines, pavement
widths, and names of all streets and the location,
name, and width of all adjacent streets and
easements;
4. Property lines, buildings or other structures,
watercourses, railroad bridges, culverts, storm
drains, corporate limits on land to be subdivided
and on a portion of the land immediately adjoin-
ing;
S. Sufficient engineering data to determine readily
and reproduce on the ground every straight or
curved boundary line, street line, lot line,
right-of-way line, easement line, setback line,
sight distance line including dimensions, bear-
ings or deflection angles, radii, central angles
and tangent distances for the center line of
curved streets and curved property lines that are
not the boundary of curved streets. All
dimensions shall be measured to the nearest tenth
of a foot and all angles to the nearest minute;
6. Accurate location and description of all monu-
ments, markers, and control points;
7. Modifications, if any, to the topography of the
proposed subdivision at a contour interval of not
more than five feet.
333. Performance Guarantee
In lieu of prior construction of the improvements required
by this ordinance, the Town of Chocowinity shall, for the purpose
of approving a Final Plan, accept a guarantee from the subdivider
that such improvements will be carried out according to the
Town's specifications at his expense. Such guarantee may be in
the form of a surety bond made by a surety company licensed to
do business in North Carolina, or certified check drawn in favor
of the Town of Chocowinity, or cash deposited with the Town.
Such guarantee shall be in an amount of not less than 100% of
the construction of the required improvements. All improvements
shown on the Final Plan shall be installed with 24 months of Plan
approval. Improvements not constructed or completed within 24
months of Final Plan approval may be constructed or completed by
the Town using the performance guarantee described in this
section.
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334. Release of Guarantee
The Town Council may grant partial release from such
performance guarantee for partial completion of improvements.
' Full security shall not be released until the Director of Public
Works or other authorized individual reports in writing that
street, utility, monument and other required improvements have
' been installed in accordance to the Final Plan, in acceptable
engineering standards, and according to any applicable, local,
County and state specifications.
335. Maintenance and Defects Guarantee
The Town Clerk shall secure from all subdividers a letter
in which said subdivider shall agree to maintain the backfill or)
any improvements and guarantee improvements against defects for
one year, except those improvements made by utility companies.
' Such letter shall be binding -on the subdivider for a period of
one year after the acceptance of such improvements by the Town.
' 336. Approval
3361. Planning Board Recommendation. The subdivider shall
submit the Application and Final Plan to the Planning Board
' at least 10 days prior to the Planning Board. meeting at
which it is to be considered. The Board shall review the
plan and may consult with technical experts as necessary to
confirm conformance with the.
approved
Preliminary Plan and
'
for compliance with all requirements
of
this ordinance. If
substantial errors are found in
the plan, the plan shall not
be approved until such errors
have been
corrected. The Board
'
shall approve or disapprove
the Final
Plan within 45 days
after its first consideration.
The Chairman of the Planning
Board shall notify the Town
Clerk of
the Board's decision
' and the Clerk shall transmit the plan along with its
recommendations including any conditions or changes to the
Town Council.
' 3362. Town Council Action. Upon receipt of the Final Plan
with recommendations including any conditions or modifica-
tion from the Planning Board, the Council shall review the
plan for conformance with the approved Preliminary Plan and
for compliance with all requirements of this ordinance and
consider the recommendations by other reviewers, if any.
The Council shall
approve or disapprove the Final
Plan
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within 45 days of
submittal by the Planning Board. If
the
Council approves
the Final Plan with modifications,
the
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subdivider shall
Final Plan or additional
prepare and submit to the Council a
materials which incorporate
new
the
modifications. If
the Council denies approval of the Final
Plan, the reasons
for such denial shall be recorded in
the
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337. Recording of Final Plan
The subdivider shall file the approved Final Plan with the
Register of Deeds of Beaufort County within 30 days of Town
Council approval and return -two copies of the plan showing date
and documentation of filing to the Town Clerk.
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SECTION IV. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
41. General
The subdivider shall observe all design standards for land
subdivision as hereinafter provided. These standards shall be
considered minimum standards and shall be varied from or waived
only as provided in Section V.
411. Design Guides
4111. Mitigation. Design and construction shall reduce,
to the extent reasonably possible, the following:
i)
volume of cut and fill;
ii)
area over which existing vegetation will be
disturb-
ed; especially on land adjoining a wetland,
river,
pond, or stream, or overlying easily eroded
soils;
iii)
number of mature trees or percentage of
tree cover
removed;
iv)
extent of waterways altered or relocated;
v)
visual prominence of man-made elements
not neces-
sary for safety or orientation;
vi)
visibility of building sites from existing
streets;
vii)
number of driveways exiting onto existing streets;
viii)
alteration of groundwater or surface water
elevations
or chemical constituents;
ix)
disturbance of important wildlife habitats,
outstand-
ing botanical features, and scenic or
historic
envisions; and .
x)
soil loss or instability during and after
construc-
tion (as per N.C.G.S. 113A-50).
4112. Enhancement. Design and construction shall increase,
to the extent reasonably possible, the following:
i) vehicular use of collector streets to avoid traffic
on streets providing house frontage;
ii) visual prominence of natural features of the land-
scape;
iii) legal and physical protection of views from public
streets; and
iv) use of curvilinear street patterns.
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412 _ Access Adequacy
Every lot shall have access to it that is sufficient to
afford a reasonable means of ingress and egress for emer-
gency vehicles as well as for all those likely to need or
desire access to the property in its intended use.
42. Streets
421. Design and Layout
The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and
location of all streets shall be considered in their relation to
existing and planned streets, to topographical and soil condi-
tions, to public convenience and safety and in their appropriate
relation to the proposed use of the land to be served by such
streets.
4211. Coordination with Surrounding Streets. The proposed
street layout within a subdivision shall be coordinated
with the existing street system of the surrounding area and
where possible, existing principle streets shall be extend-
ed.
4212. Access to Unsubdivided Property. Where the subdivis-
ion adjoins Unsubdivided property susceptible to being
subdivided, streets shall be carried to the boundaries of
the tract proposed for subdivision. Temporary turn-arounds
shall be provided. Reserve strips prohibiting access to
streets or adjoining property shall not be permitted.
4213. Street Intersections.
'
i) streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as
nearly as possible at right angles. No street shall
intersect any other street at less than 60 degrees.
ii) centerline offsets for intersecting streets shall not
'
be less than 150 feet.
'
4214. Dead-end Streets. All dead-end streets shall be
provided with a turn -around capable of serving a vehicle
of 30 foot length and having an outside turning radius of
57 feet. The center of the turn -around (usually a circle
'
or "tear -drop"), shall be maintained in plantings. Dead-end
streets shall not exceed 1,200 feet in length.
4215. Half Streets. Half streets (i.e., streets of
'
less than the full required right-of-way and pavement
width) shall not be permitted except where such streets,
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when combined with a similar street (developed previously or
simultaneously) on property adjacent to the subdivision
creates or comprises a street that meets the right-of-way
'
and pavement requirements of this ordinance.
4216. Block Standards. Block lengths, widths and areas
'
within bounding roads shall be such that:
i) adequate building sites, suitable to the contemplated
use are provided;
'
ii) zoning requirements regarding minimum lot dimensions
and areas are assured; and
iii) lengths between intersecting stretches do not exceed
'
1,200 feet or be less than 400 feet.
iv) sufficient widths are provided to allow 2 tiers of
lots except where single -tier lots are required to
separate development from through traffic, water
areas, common areas or public property.
'
4217. Lot Standards. Lots shall be designed such that:
i) the lot dimensions, setbacks, and standards of the
Zoning Ordinance are met; and
'
ii) double frontage lots shall be avoided except where
essential to provide residential separation from
through traffic or other incompatible uses.
'
4218. Driveways. Driveways shall be developed according
to the N. C. Department of Transportation's "Policy on
Street and Driveway Access on North Carolina Highways".
4219. Street Names and House Numbers. Street names shall
be assigned by the developer subject to the approval of the
Chocowinity office of the U. S. Postal Service. Proposed
streets that are obviously in alignment with existing
streets shall be given the same name. Newly created streets
shall be given names that neither duplicate nor are
'
phonetically similar to existing streets within the Town's
planning jurisdiction, regardless of the use of different
suffixes. Building numbers shall be assigned by the Town.
'
422. Classification
'
Streets within a subdivision shall be classed as follows:
MINOR: A street which carries traffic equivalent to that
'
generated by 12 or fewer dwelling units, which has no
abutting property either used or zoned for commerce or
industry, and which is not capable of extension.
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LOCAL: A street which carries traffic equivalent to that
generated by more than 12 but fewer than 50 dwelling units,
which has no abutting property either used or zoned for
commerce or industry, and which is not capable of extension
to serve more than 50 dwelling units.
COLLECTOR: A street which carries traffic equivalent to
that generated by 50 dwelling units or more, or which
serves property either used or zoned for commerce or
industry.
423. Street Width and Drainage Requirements
Streets may be constructed with either curb and gutter or
with b foot -wide shoulders and drainage swales according to
the following schedule. However, the Town Council may
require curb and gutter in situations where, due to the
size, location, character, design, and anticipated traffic
flow, the Council determines that curb and gutter is
necessary to meet the intent of this ordinance. Curb and
gutter design shall be approved by the Town Council.
Street Type
Minor
Local
Collector
Drainage Swales
------------------
Min.
Min. ROW Pavement
Width Width
(in feet) (in feet)
Curb and Gutter
----------------
Min. ROW
Width
( in feet)
45
18
50
50
20
50
50
28
50
424. Private Streets
Min.
Pavement
Width
(in feet)
24
24
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Except as provided in this section, all lots created after
the effective date of this ordinance shall abut a public
street at least to 'the extent necessary to comply with
access requirement set forth in Section 412. For purposes
of this section, the term "public street" includes a pre-
existing public street as well as a street created by a
subdivider that meets the public street standards of this
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ordinance
and is dedicated for public use.
Unless the
recorded
plan of a subdivision clearly shows a
street to be
private,
the recording of such a plan shall
constitute an
offer of
dedication of such street.
Architecturally
integrated subdivisions may
be developed
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with streets
that do not meet the public street
and sidewalk
standards
of this ordinance so long as:
a)
the proposed development will have
direct access
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to a public street or, if the tract
has access to
a public street only, via a private
road, such
private road is improved to public
street stan-
dards;
b)
no road intended to be private
is planned or
expected to be extended to serve property
outside
the development; and
c)
the subdivider demonstrates that an
appropriate
association will be established for
the purpose
'
of providing for and perpetually
such streets.
maintaining
No Final Plan that shows lots served by private roads may be
recorded unless the Final Plan contains the following
notations:
a) "Further subdivision of any lot shown on this plan
as served by a private road may prohibited by the
Town of Chocowinity Subdivision Ordinance."
'
b) "The policy of the Town of Chocowinity is that, if the
Town improves streets that were.never constructed to
the standards required in the Subdivision Ordinance for
dedicated streets and on which 75% of the dwelling
units were constructed after the effective date of this
ordinance, then 100% of the costs -of such improvements
shall be assessed to abutting landowners."
'
The recorded plan of any subdivision that includes a private
road shall clearly state that such road is a private road.
'
Further, the initial purchaser of a newly created lot'served
by a private road shall be furnished.by the seller with a
disclosure statement outlining maintenance responsibilities
for the road.
4241. Design Requirements. Right-of-way for private
streets under Section 424 shall be not less than 45 feet.
The paved surface shall be not less than le feet with a 6
foot shoulder. Base course shall be either 6 inch stone or
10 inch soil type.
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' 425. Construction
' The design and construction of all streets within the juris-
diction of this ordinance shall be in accordance with the
accepted policies of the N. C. Department of Transportation
' (D.O.T.). The standards contained in the most recent
edition of the D.O.T.'s "Construction Standards for Subdivi-
sion Roads" shall apply for any items not included in this
ordinance.
4251. Cleaning and Grubbing. Cleaning and grubbing
shall be performed to remove stumps, brush, roots, and
like material from the area of the travelled way,
shoulder, sidewalks, utility trenches, but elsewhere
wherever feasible, existing vegetation shall be
protected.
4252. Grading. Rights -of -way and roadways shall be
graded in accordance with the standards and specifica-
tions of the D.O.T.'s, "Minimum Construction Standards
for Subdivision Roads."
4253. Street Base. All roadways shall be improved
with a base course to the required width of the D.O.T.
All construction and materials shall meet the standards
and specifications of the D.O.T.
4254. Street Surface. The asphalt surface course
shall meet the standards and specifications -of the
D.O.T.
4255. Curb and Gutter. Where curb and gutter is
provided, such improvements shall meet the standards
and specifications of the D.O.T.
4256. Culvert Pipe. All culvert pipe and pipe
under drains shall be installed to the standards and
specifications of the D.O.T.
43. Storm Water Management
The subdivider shall provide an adequate drainage system
for the proper drainage of all surface water which complies with
N.C.A.C. Title 15, Chapter 4, "Sedimentation Control" and
N.C.A.C. TItle 15, 2H.1000, "Stormwater Runoff Disposal". The
design of such a system shall be subject to the approval of the
Director of Public Works.
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' 431. Design Standards
' a) To the extent practicable, all development shall
conform to the natural contours of the land and
natural and pre-existing man-made drainage ways
shall remain undisturbed.
b) No surface water may be channelled or directed into a
sanitary sewer.
c) Whenever practicable, the drainage system of a develop-
ment shall coordinate with and connect to the drainage
systems or drainage ways on surrounding properties or
streets.
' d) The minimum design frequency for storm runoff shall.be
10 years for storm sewer collection and 25 years for
cross drainage (i.e., drainage facilities crossing a
street).
' e) Culvert outlet protection and swale erosion shall
be designed based on a 10-year storm.
f) All storm drainage structures and pipes shall be
' designed and constructed in accordance with the
N. C. Department of Transportation specifications.
44. Utilities
441. Water Supply
' 4411. Public Supply Standards. All new subdivisions
shall connect to the Town of Chocowinity's Public Water
System if any perimeter property line is within 200 feet of
' an existing water line. The connection shall be at the
subdivider's expense.
4412. Private Supply Standards. Where a private communi-
ty water supply system is proposed, the Preliminary Plan
shall be accompanied by a letter of approval from the North
Carolina Division of Health Services. Where individual lots
' will be served by private wells, this situation will he duly
noted on the Preliminary and Final Plan. Wells must be
located at least 100 feet from any ground absorption system.
' 4413. Design and Construction.
i) Water mains shall be designed and installed accord-
ance to the Town of Chocowinity specifications.
ii) Before installation, a complete set of construction
plans and specifications for the proposed system,
prepared by a registered professional engineer, shall
be submitted for approval by the Director of Public
Works and a copy submitted to the North Carolina
' Division of Health Services.
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iii)
Water supply systems shall be approved by the Fire
Chief as to location of hydrants and size of mains.
iv)
Water mains shall not be less than 6 inches in
'
diameter, except that smaller mains may be used on
permanent dead-end streets upon approval of the Fire
Chief.
v)
Water mains shall be looped where practicable, and
fire hydrants or blowoffs shall be placed at dead -
ends.
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vi)
The Town may require installation of oversize mains
when it is in the interest of future development.
The Town may pay for the portion of the improvement
'
which exceeds the standards of this ordinance.
442. Sewage
Disposal
'
4421.
Public Disposal Standards. All new subdivisions
shall
connect to the Town of Chocowinity's Public Sewer
System
if any perimeter property is within 200 feet of an
' existing sewer line. The connection shall be at the
subdivider's expense.
4422. Private Disposal Standards. Where a private package
treatment system is proposed, the Preliminary Plan shall be
accompanied by a letter of approval from the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Management. A land application
system, rather than surface water discharging system, is
recommended when a private package system is proposed.
Where individual lots will be serviced by septic systems,
' the Preliminary Plan shall be accompanied by documentation
that the site has undergone a preliminary evaluation by the
County Health Department. The Final Plan shall be accompan-
ied by certification that all lots intended for development
' have been approved for septic tank usage.
4423.
Design and Construction
'
i)
Sewer mains shall be designed and installed according
to the Town of Chocowinity specifications.
ii)
Before installation, a complete set of construction
'
plans and specifications for the proposed system,
prepared by a registered professional engineer,
shall be submitted for approval by the Director of
Public Works and a copy submitted to the North
Carolina Department of Environmental Management.
iii)
The Town may require installation of oversize mains
when it is in the interest of future development.
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The Town may pay for the portion of the improvement
which exceeds the standards of this ordinance.
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' 443. Other Utilities
t 4431. Wiring. Underground wiring for electric, tele-
phone, and cable TV is required unless the subdivider
demonstrates that underground wiring is impractical.due to
' soil characteristics and other local conditions.
4432. Street Lighting._ All public streets, sidewalks, and
other community areas or facilities in subdivisions created
after the effective date of this ordinance shall be suffic-
iently illuminated to ensure the security and the safety of
persons using such streets, sidewalks, and other common
' areas or facilities. To the extent that fulfillment of
this requirement would normally require street lights
installed along public streets, this requirement shall be
applicable only to subdivisions located within the corporate
limits of the Town. The quantity, design, and location of
all lighting shall be approved by the Director of Public
Works.
' 45. Other Improvements
' 451. Survey
Survey, plat, monuments and control corners shall be
provided in accordance with the latest edition of the
' "Manual of Practice for Land Surveying in North Carolina" by
the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Profes-
sional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
' 452. Sidewalks
Sidewalks shall be provided on one or both sides of collect-
or streets and one side of local streets if the Town Council
determines that due to the size, location, character, and
design of the subdivision, sidewalks are necessary to meet
' the intent of this ordinance. Sidewalks shall be 4 inches
thick and shall be at least 4 feet wide.
' 453. Wheel Chair Ramps_
Whenever curb and gutter construction is used on public
streets, wheel chair ramps for the handicapped- shall
' be provided at intersections and other major points of
pedestrian flow. Wheel chair ramps and depressed curbs
shall be constructed in accordance with the published
' standards of the N. C. Department of Transportation.
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' 454. Street Signs
' Street name signs of a type and number approved by the
Director of Public Works shall be installed at all street
intersections.
'
455.
Shade Trees
Shade trees shall be preserved where possible; where
they do not exist, the planting of appropriate trees,
'
is encouraged. Such trees shall be species which are
resistant to damage and disease and which do not cause
interference with utilities, street lighting or visibility
'
at street intersections.
46.
Other Requirements
461.
Open Spaces
Before approval of a Preliminary Plan, the Town Council may
'
require the plan to show a park or parks suitably located
for playground, recreation, or open space purposes. The
park or parks shall not be unreasonable in area in relation
to the land being subdivided and to the prospective uses of
such land. In no case shall the required open space exceed
10% of the total gross area of the subdivision.
'
462.
Easements
'
4621. Utilities. Easements shall be provided where
necessary along lot lines. Such easements shall be suffic-
iently wide to provide for installation of such utilities
and access for maintenance.
'
4622. Drainage. Where a subdivision is traversed by
a watercourse, drainage way, channel, or stream, or contains
a water storage area or facility, there shall'be provided a
'
storm water easement or drainage right-of-way of adequate
width to conform substantially to the lines of said feature
and to provide for the possibility of flooding, protection
'
of banks and adjacent properties, future maintenance or
construction, and other necessary purposes.
'
463.
Clean-up
Upon completion of the work,. the subdivider shall remove
from the street and
adjoining property all
temporary
'
structures, debris, tree
stumps, loose rocks,
and surplus
materials which may have
accumulated during the
prosecution
of the work, leaving the
subdivision in a neat
and orderly
condition.
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SECTION V. LEGAL PROVISIONS
51. Enforcement
511. Register of Deeds
The Register of Deeds shall not file or record a plat
of a subdivision of land located within the territorial
jurisdiction of the Town of Chocowinity that has not been
approved in accordance with these provisions, nor shall the
Clerk of Superior Court order or direct the recording of a
plan if the recording would be in conflict with this
section.
512. Building Inspector
The Building Inspectors) shall not issue any permits
for construction until a Preliminary Plan and engineering
data are approved.
513. Recordation of Deed
It is a violation of this ordinance to record any deed
indicating a lot on a Preliminary or Sketch plan until a
Final plan has been recorded.
52. Penalties
After the effective date of this ordinance, any person who,
being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within
the territorial jurisdiction of this ordinance, thereafter
subdivides his land in violation of this ordinance or transfers
or sells land by reference to, exhibition of, or any other uses
of a plan showing a subdivision of the land before the plan has
been properly approved under the terms of this ordinance and
recorded in the office of the Beaufort County Register of Deeds,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The description by metes and
bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used
in the process of selling or transferring land shall not exempt
the transaction from this penalty. The Town of Chocowinity
through its attorney or other official designated by the Town
Council, may enjoin illegal subdivision, transfer or sale of
land, and the Court shall, upon appropriate findings, issue an
injunction and order requiring the offending party to comply with
the Subdivision Ordinance. Further, violators of this ordinance
shall be subject, upon conviction, to fine and/or imprisonment as
provided by G. S. 14-4.
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53. Variance
Where, because of severe topographical or other conditions
peculiar to the site, strict adherence to the provisions of this
ordinance would cause an unnecessary hardship, the Town Council
upon recommendation of the Planning Board, may authorize a
variance to the terms of this ordinance only to -the extent that
is absolutely necessary and not to an extent which would violate
the intent of the ordinance.
54. Amendments
The Town Council may from time to time amend the terms
of this ordinance, but no amendment shall become effective
unless it shall have been proposed by or shall have been submit-
ted to the Planning Board for review and recommendation. The
Planning Board shall have 30 days within which to submit its
report. If the Planning Board fails to submit a report within
the specified time, it shall be deemed to have approved the
amendment.
Upon receipt of the Planning Board's recommendation,
or upon the expiration of the above mentioned 30-day period
with no recommendation frorp the Planning Board, the Town Council
shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed amendment. After
such hearing the Town Council may adopt, by ordinance, amendments
to this ordinance.
55. Separability
Should any section or provision of this ordinance be decided
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any part therein other than the part so
declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
56. Abrogation
It is not intended that this ordinance repeal, abrogate,
annul, impair or interfere with any existing easements, cove-
nants, deed restrictions, agreements, rules, regulations or
permits previously issued or adopted pursuant to law. However,
where this ordinance imposes greater restrictions upon the land
or requires a higher standard of development, the provision of
this ordinance shall govern.
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FORM A
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAN
File one completed form with the Planning Board and one copy
with the Town Clerk.
Date transmitted
Date of next Planning Board meeting
(presumed "Submittal" date)
, 19
. 19
To the Planning Board of Chocowinity:
The undersigned herewith submits the accompanying Prelimi-
nary Plan of a subdivision entitled for
approval under the provisions of your Rules and Regulations
covering the Subdivision of Land.
2.
Name of Applicant:
Address: Phone
Name of Owner (if not applicant):
Address:
3. Name of designer:
Address:
4.
5.
Deed of property recorded in Beaufort Registry, Book
Page
Location and Description of Property
6. Number of lots on the plan:
Signature of Applicant:
Signature of Owner (if not Applicant)

FORM B
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN
File one completed form with the Planning Board and one copy
with the Town Clerk.
Date transmitted , 19_
Date of next Planning Board meeting
(presumed "Submittal" date)
To the Planning Board of Chocowinity:
10 19
The undersigned herewith submits the accompanying Final Plan
of a subdivision entitled for approval
under the provisions of your Rules and Regulations covering the
Subdivision of Land.
2.
3.
4.
Name of Subdivider:
Address: Phone
Name of Subdivision:
Date of Approval of Preliminary Plan:
Name(s) of Surveyor and other designers:
S. Deed of property recorded in Beaufort Registry, Book
Page
b. Location and Description of Property
7. Number of lots on the plan:
Signature of Applicant:
Signature of Owner (if not Applicant)

•FORM C
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN
Town Clerk
Dear
The Chocowinity Town Council hereby certifies that at a meeting
of said Council on , 19 , at which a quorum was
present, it was voted: that a Preliminary Plan of a subdivision
called , most recently dated
19 and designed by ,
registered as an engineer or land surveyor in North Carolina, be
and hereby is approved with the following specific qualifica-
tions:
(list conditions if any)
Respectfully submitted,
By
Town Council

FORM D
CERTIFICATE OF DISAPPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAN
Town Clerk
Dear
The Chocowinity Town Council hereby certifies that at a meeting
of said Council on , 19 , at which a quorum was
present, it was voted: that a Preliminary Plan of a subdivision
called , most recently dated
19 and designed by ,
registered as an engineer or land surveyor in North Carolina, be
and hereby is disapproved for the following specific qualifica-
tions:
Respectfully submitted,
By
Town Council

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CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN
Town Clerk
Dear
The Chocowinity Town Council hereby certifies that at a meeting
of said Council on , 19 , at which a quorum was
present, it was voted: that a Final Plan of a subdivision
called , most recently dated
19 and designed by ,
registered as an engineer or land surveyor in North Carolina, be
and hereby is approved with the following specific qualifica-
tions:
(list modifications if any)
Respectfully submitted,
By
Town Council
Note that a new Final Plan or additional materials showing the
modifications specified above is required before final approval
can be granted.

FORM F
CERTIFICATE OF DISAPPROVAL OF A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAN
Town Clerk
Dear
The Chocowinity Town Council hereby certifies that at a meeting
of said Council on , 19 , at which a quorum.was
present, it was voted: that a Final Plan of a subdivision
called , most recently dated
19 and designed by ,
registered as an engineer or land surveyor in North Carolina, be
and hereby is disapproved with the following specific reasons:
Respectfully submitted,
By
Town Council

June 1, 1982
Mr. Williamson Made a motion that the Town accept the
proposed timetable for adoption of the Zoning Ordinance and
proceed ahead with the work program. Seconded by Mr. Cole
and carried.
Minutes' Book, page 61

H.E. Cole
M.L. Dunbar
Plum Mills
Louise Hill
OFFICIAL ZONING ORDINANCE
Town of Chocowinity, North Carolina
Adopted August 1, 1989
TOWN BOARD
Charles Williamson, Mayor
PLANNING BOARD
Thomas Elks, Chairman
Jeff Haddock, Maintenance Supervisor
Technical Assistance
by
The Mid -East Commission
P.O. Box 1787
Washington, North Carolina 27889
Bob Paciocco, Planner -in -Charge
Jane Daughtridge, Planner
Lou Valenti, Cartographer
Jeanne Ashmore; Secretary
Jimmy Mobley
Arlene Jones
J.L. Carrington
William Albritton
The preparation of this document was financed in part through a grant provided by the North Carolina
Coastal Management Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended, which is administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE SECTION SUBJECT PAGE
I"
IV
TITLE, ENACTMENT AND PURPOSE
1.01
Title and Enactment ................................
1
1.02
Short Title ......................................
1
1.03
Purpose .......................................
1
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND PROVISION FOR
ZONING MAP
2.01
Official Zoning Map ................................
2
2.02
Rules Governing the Interpretation of District Boundaries ......
2
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
3.01
Interpretation and of Common Words and Terms ...........
4
3.02
Definition of Specific Terms and Words ..................
4
APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS
4.01
Territorial Application ........................ :......
10
4.02
Use, Occupancy, and Construction .....................
10
4.03
Height, Bulk, Density, Lot Coverage, Yards and Open Spaces
10
4.04
Computation of Required Spaces ......................
10
4.05
Reduction of Lots or Areas Below Minimum ...............
10
4.06
Classification of Added Territory .......................
10
4.07
One Principal Building on Any Lot .....................
11
4.08
Lot Access Requirements ...........................
11
4.09
Vision Clearance at Intersections ......................
11
4.10
Walls and Fences .................................
11
4.11
Structure Excluded from Height Limitations ...............
11
4.12
Reduction of Front Yard Setback Requirements ............
11
4.13
Required Buffers .................................
12
4.14
Storage of Vehicles .................................
12
NON -CONFORMITIES
5.01
Intent ...........................I .............
13
5.02
Regulation of Non -Conformities ........................
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
continued
ARTICLE
SECTION SUBJECT
PAGE
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VI.
SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
6.01
R-1 Low Density Residential District ............ ........
17
6.02
R-2 Limited Low Density Residential District :
18
6.03
R-3 Medium Density Residential District ..................
19
6.04
MHR Mobile Home Residential District .......... ........
20
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6.05
General Commercial District :
20
6.06
B-2 Highway Commercial District ......................
21
6.07
LI Light Industrial .................................
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VII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
'
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
7.01
Off -Street Parking Requirements .......................
26
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7.02
7.03
Regulations Governing Signs ..... : : ............. : ...
Outdoor Lighting
32
36
7.04
Regulations Governing Mobile Parks ....................
37
7.05
Group Development Projects .........................
39
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7.06
Conversion of Existing Structures to Condominium Ownership
41
7.07
Home Occupations ....................... ::
41
7.08
Junkyards/Salvage Yards ............................
42
7.09
Use of Mobile Homes as Temporary Office Space ...........
42
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8.01
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Zoning Administrator ............ .................. .
43
8.02
Zoning Permit Required .............................
4J
8.03
Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Requirements .......... "
43
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8.04
Application for Zoning Permit for Permitted Uses ............
43
8.05
Application for Zoning Permit for Conditional Uses ..........
44
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8.06
8.07
Certificate of Occupancy Required ::::...... : ....... : ::
Violation
45
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IX.
PENALTY ......................................
46
' X. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
10.01 Board of Adjustment Established ...................... 47
10.02 Chairman of the Board ............................. 47
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ARTICLE SECTION SUBJECT PAGE
10.03 Meetings of the Board .............................. 47
10.04 Powers and Duties of the Board of Adjustment ............. 47
10.05 Appeals from Decision of the Board of Adjustment .......:.. 49
10.06 Duties of Zoning Administrator, Board of Adjustment,
Courts and Board of Commissions as to Matters of Appeal .... 50
XI. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
11.01 Motion to Amend ................................. 51
11.02 Protest Against Amendment .......................... 51
11.03 Planning Board Action .............................. 51
11.04 Fee .......................................... 51
XII. LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
12.01 Effects Upon Outstanding Building Permits ................ 52
12.02 Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict ..................... 52
12.03 Validity ........................................ 52
12.04 Effective Date ................................... 52

ZONING ORDINANCE
' OF THE
TOWN OF CHOCOWINITY, NORTH CAROLINA
' ARTICLE I. TITLE, ENACTMENT AND PURPOSE
SECTION 1.01. TITLE AND ENACTMENT
AN ORDINANCE, IN PURSUANCE OF THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE NORTH
CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES CHAPTER 160A, ARTICLE 19, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING
THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND GENERAL WELFARE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TOWN; TO REGULATE WITHIN THOSE
' DISTRICTS THE LOCATION, HEIGHT, BULK, NUMBER OF STORIES AND SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES, THE PERCENTAGE OF LOT THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED, THE REQUIRED OPEN
SPACE, THE DENSITY OF POPULATION, AND THE USES OF LAND, BUILDINGS AND OTHER
' STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE METHODS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; TO PRESCRIBE
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND TO SUPERSEDE ANY ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Chocowinity, North
Carolina, does hereby ordain and enact into law the following Articles and Sections, this the 1st
day of August, 1989.
SECTION 1.02. SHORT TITLE
' This ordinance shall be known ad the 'Zoning Ordinance.' The map herein referred to
which is identified by the title 'Official 'Zoning Map of Chocowinity, North Carolina,' shall be known as
the 'Zoning Map.'
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SECTION 1.03. PURPOSE
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 160A, Article 19 of the General Statutes of
North Carolina and for the purposes more fully set out in that Chapter, the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Chocowinity, North Carolina, adopt this ordinance to provide for the orderly growth and
' development of the Town.

' ARTICLE II. ESTABLISHME
NT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
' AND PROVISION FOR ZONING MAP
SECTION 2.01. OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
' For the purposes of this ordinance, the Town is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown
on the 'Official Zoning Map of Chocowinity, North Carolina,' which, together with all explanatory matter
' thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor and attested by the
Town Clerk and bearing the Seal of the Town under the following words:
'This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in
Article II of the Zoning Ordinance of Chocowinity, North Carolina,'
together with the date of adoption of this ordinance.
If, in accordance with Article XI of this ordinance changes are made in district boundaries or
' other matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, those changes shall be promptly entered on the
Official Zoning Map after the amendment has been approved by the Board of Commissioners.
' Regardless of the existence of purported copies of this Official Zoning Map which may be made
or published, the Official Zoning Map which shall be located in the Chocowinity Town Hall shall be the
final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structures in
' the Town.
SECTION 2.02. RULES GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
' Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts as shown on the
Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
' (1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways,
railroad rights -of -way or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines;
' (2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as
following such lot lines;
(3) Boundaries indicated as approximately following corporate limits shall be construed as
'
following such corporate limits;
(4) Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shore-
'
lines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with
the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of
streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such
'
center lines.;
(5) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsections 1
through 4 above shall be construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official
'
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ARTICLE II.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
AND PROVISION FOR ZONING MAP
page 3
(6) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those
shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by subsec-
tions 1 through 5 above, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries;
(7) Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time
of passage of this ordinance, the Board of Commissioners may permit, as conditional
use, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed fifty (50)
feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.

IARTICLE III. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
For the purpose of this ordinance certain words or terms used herein shall be interpreted as
' follows:
SECTION 3.01. INTERPRETATION OF COMMON WORDS AND TERMS
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
Words used in the singular number shall include the plural and words used in the plural shall
include the singular.
The word 'person' includes a firm, co -partnership, company, organization, trust, association, or
corporation as well as an individual.
The work "lot' includes the words 'plot,' 'parcel,' or 'tract.'
' The word "building' includes the.word 'structure.'
The word "used" or 'occupied' as applied by any land or building shall be construed to include
the words 'intended,' arranged or designed to be used or occupied.
The word 'shall" is always mandatory.
The word "may" is permissive.
' SECTION 3.02. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC TERMS AND WORDS
' Accessory Use: A use which is clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with the
principal use and located on the same lot with such principal use.
Alley: A minor right-of-way, dedicated to public use, which affords a secondary means of
' vehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting a street, and which may be
used for public utility purposes.
Buffer Strip: A device of material, evergreen plantings and space used to provide sight and
sound screening from adjoining properties. The required height and width of
the buffer strip and the materials used in its construction vary according to use. Where a buffer
strip is required under the provisions of this ordinance, it shall meet the requirements of the
' Zoning Administrator.
Building: Any structure enclosed and isolated by exterior walls constructed or use for residence,
' business, industry or public purposes.
Building, Accessory: A subordinate building consisting of walls and a roof, the use of which is
clearly incidental to that of a principal building on the same lot. Accessory buildings may be
' placed in any rear or side yard but may be no closer than five (5) feet from any property line.

' ARTICLE III. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
' page 5
Building, Principal: A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is
located.
Building Setback Line: A line parallel to or concentric with the street right-of-way establishing the
minimum allowable distance between such right-of-way and the nearest portion of any building,
' excluding the outermost three feet of any uncovered porches, steps, eaves, gutters and similar
fixtures.
' Condominium: Ownership in common with others of a parcel of land and certain parts of a
building thereon which would normally be used by all the occupants together with individual
ownership in fee of a particular dwelling unit in such building.
' Drive -In Restaurant or Refreshment Stand: Any place or premises used for sale, dispensing, or
serving of food, refreshments, or beverages in automobiles, including those establishments where
customers may serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments, or beverages in
' the premises.
Dwelling Unit: One room, or rooms connected together, constituting a separate, independent
' housekeeping establishment for owner occupancy, or rental or lease, and physically separated
from any other rooms or dwelling units which may be in the same structure,. and containing
independent cooking and sleeping facilities for a single family.
Dwelling, Single -Family: A detached residential building, other than mobile home or modular unit,
designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.
' Dwelling, Two -Family (Duplex): A detached building, divided horizontally or vertically, and
designed for or occupied by two single-family housekeeping units contained entirely under one
roof and having one dividing partition common to each.unit, or having the ceiling structure of the
' lower unit the floor structure of the unit above.
Dwelling, Multiple: A building or portion.of one used or designed as a resident for three (3) or
more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking therein, including
' apartment houses.
Family: One or more persons occupying a single family dwelling unit, provided that unless all
' members are related by blood or marriage, no such family shall contain more than five (5)
persons.
Home Occupation: The accessory use of a dwelling unit for gainful employment involving the
' manufacture, provision, or sale of goods or services under the provisions of Section 7.07.
Junkyard: The use of more than two hundred (200) square feet of the area of any lot for the
' storage, keeping or abandonment of junk; including scrap metal or other materials, or for storage
of wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled machinery or automotive vehicles which are
unlicensed or uninspected. NOTE: This definition does not apply to vehicles which are actively
' under repair or restoration.
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' ARTICLE III. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
page 6
Lot: A parcel of land which fronts on and has ingress and egress by means of a public right-of-
way or an approved private street and which is occupied or intended to be occupied by a
building or groups of buildings as provided herein with the customary accessories and open
spaces.
Lot Area: The total horizontal area included within lot lines exclusive of any right-of-way ease-
ments.
Lot, Corner: A lot of which at least two adjoining sides abut for their full lengths on a street,
provided that the interior angle at the intersection of two such sides is less than one hundred
thirty five (1350) degrees.
Lot, Depth: The average distance from the street line of the lot to its rear line measured in a
general direction of the side lines of the lot.
Lot Lines: The lines bounding.a lot as defined here.
a. Lot Line, Front: The line separating the lot from that street which is designated as
the front street on the building permit, certificate of occupancy or subdivision plat.
b. Lot Line, Rear: The lot boundary opposite and most distance from the front lot
line. In the case of a pointed or irregular lot, it shall be an imaginary line parallel
to and farthest from the front lot line, not less than thirty (30) feet long and wholly
within the lot.
c. Lot Line, Side: A side lot line is any lot boundary line not a front lot line or rear
lot line.
Lot Width: The width of a lot at the required building setback line measured at right angles to
its depth.
' Lot of Record: A lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the Office of the County Register
of Deeds, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been
so recorded.
Medical Clinic: A building or structure or portion thereof where medical services are provided for
out -patients only.
Mobile Home: A dwelling unit that:
a. is not constructed.in accordance with the standards set forth in the North Carolina
State Building Code for site -built homes, and
b. is composed of one or more components, each of which was substantially
assembled in a manufacturing plant and designed to be transported to the home
site on its own chassis, and
c. exceeds forty (40) feet in length and eight (8) feet in width.
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' ARTICLE III. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
page 7
Mobile Home Class A: A mobile home constructed after July 1, 1976, that meets or exceeds the
construction standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of construction and that satisfies each of
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the following additional criteria:
a. the mobile home has a length not exceeding four (4) times its width;
b. the pitch of the mobile home's roof has a minimum vertical rise of one (1) foot for
each five (5) feet of horizontal run, and the roof is finished with a type of shingle
that is commonly used in standard residential construction;
c. the exterior siding consists of wood, hardboard, aluminum or vinyl (that does not
'
exceed the reflectivity of gloss white paint) comparable in composition, appearance
and durability to the exterior siding commonly use in standard residential construc-
tion;
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d. a continuous, permanent masonry foundation, unpierced except for required
ventilation and access, is installed under the home;
e. stairs, porches, entrance platforms and other means of entrance and exit to the
home shall be installed or constructed in accordance with the standard set by the
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North Carolina Department of Insurance; and
d. the moving hitch, wheels and axles, and transporting lights have been removed.
'
Mobile Home Class B: A mobile home constructed after July 1, 1976, that meets or exceeds the
construction standards promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that
were in effect at the time of construction but that does not satisfy all of the criteria necessary to
'
qualify the house as a Class A mobile home.
Mobile Home Class C: Any mobile home that does not meet the definitional criteria of a Class A
'
or Class B mobile home.
Mobile Home Park: A parcel or tract of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for dwelling purposes under the provisions of
'
Section 7.04.
Modular Home: A dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the
North Carolina State Building Code and composed of components substantially assembled in a
manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent
foundation. Among other possibilities, a modular home may consist of two or more sections
transported to the site in a manner similar to a mobile home (except that the modular home
'
meets the N.C. State Building Code), or a series of panels or room sections transported on a
truck and erected or joined together on the site.
' Non -conforming Use: A use of building or land which does not conform with the regulations of
the district in which such building or.land is situated but was lawful before adoption or amend-
ment of this ordinance.
' Open Space: An unoccupied space open to the sky.
Open Storage: Unroofed storage area, whether fenced or not.
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ARTICLE III. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
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Parking Space: A vehicular storage space of not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, plus
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the necessary access space. It shall always be located outside any dedicated right-of-way.
Structure: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground, or
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attachment to something having location on the ground.
Townhouse: A single-family dwelling on its own individual lot but connected on two sides, by
means of a common wall for at least ten (10) feet of its length, to tow (2) other single-family
dwellings or an end dwelling of a row of such dwellings. No more than six (6) such dwelling
units may be attached in a single group.
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Trailer: Shall include any of the following:
a. Travel Trailer: a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be
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used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses, and, when
factory equipped for the roads, it shall have a body width not exceeding eight (8)
feet, and a body length not exceeding thirty-two (32) feet.
b. Pick-up Coach: a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as
a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation.
c. Motor Home: a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation, and
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vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
c. Camping Trailer: a folding structure of canvas or other material mounted on
wheels and designed for travel, recreation, and vacation use.
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Trailer Park: A parcel or tract of land under single ownership which has been planned and
Improved for this temporary placement of campers or trailers as a service to the traveling public.
All trailer parks existing at the time of passage of this ordinance which do not meet the minimum
requirements established for trailer parks by this ordinance shall be considered a non -conforming
use.
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Use: A 'Use' is'
a. Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a tract of land may be
designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied, or;
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b. any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on, or intended to be
carried on, in a building or other structure or on a tract of land.
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Use, Conditional: A conditional use is a use that would not be appropriate generally or without
restriction throughout a particular zoning district but which, if controlled as to number, area,
location or relation to the neighborhood, would preserve the intent of this ordinance to promote
the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. Specific provisions are made for condition-
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al uses which may be permitted in certain zones and the procedures for application are set out
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Variance: A variance is a relaxation of the terms of the zoning ordinance where such variance
' will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property
and not the result of the actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the ordinance would
result in unnecessary and undue hardship. In this ordinance, a variance is authorized only for
height, area, and size of structure or size of yards and open space. The establishment or
expansion of the use otherwise prohibited shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance
be granted because of the presence of non -conformities in the zoning district or uses in an
adjoining zoning district.
' Yard: A required open space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure
or portion of a structure from thirty (30) inches above the general ground level of the graded lot
' upward, provided however that fences, walls, poles, posts, and other customary yard acces-
sories, ornaments, and furniture may be permitted in any yard subject to height limitations and
requirements limiting obstruction of visibility or any other requirement of this ordinance, and
further provided that customary accessory buildings may be located in any side or rear yard no
' closer than five (5) feet to any property line and subject to other limitations of this ordinance.
a. Yard. Front: A yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot
adjoining the public street. Depth of required front yard shall be measured at right
angles to a straight line joining the foremost points of the side lot lines. The
foremost point of the side lot line, in the case of rounded property corners at
street intersections, shall be assumed to be the point at which the side and front
' lot lines would have met without such rounding. Front and rear yard lines shall be
essentially parallel.
b. Yard, Rear: A yard extending across the rear of the lot between side lot lines. -
' Depth of a required rear yard shall be measured in such a manner that the yard
established is s strip of the minimum width required by district regulations with its
inner edge parallel with the rear lot line.
c. Yard, Side: A yard extending from the rear line of the required front yard to the
' rear yard. Width of'a required yard shall be measured in such a manner that the
yard established is a strip of the minimum width required by district regulations
with its inner edge parallel with the side lot line..
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ARTICLE IV. APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS
SECTION 4.01. TERRITORIAL APPLICATION
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all lands and structures and uses Within the
jurisdiction of the Town as shown on .the "Official Zoning Map of Chocowinity, North Carolina.'
' SECTION 4.02. USE, OCCUPANCY AND CONSTRUCTION
After the effective date of this ordinance, no building, structure, or land shall be used or oc-
cupied, and no structure or part of a structure shall be constructed .except in conformity with all of the
regulations specified for the district in which it is located.
' SECTION 4.03. HEIGHT, BULK, DENSITY, LOT COVERAGE, YARDS AND OPEN SPACES
After the effective date of this ordinance, no building or other structure shall be erected or
altered to exceed the height or bulk requirements of this ordinance; nor to accommodate a greater
number of families than allowed by this ordinance; nor to occupy a greater percentage of lot area than
allowed by this ordinance; nor to have narrower or smaller front yards, side yards, rear yards, or other
open spaces than required by this ordinance; nor shall any building structure or land be used in any
' other manner contrary to the provisions of this ordinance.
' SECTION 4.04. COMPUTATION OF REQUIRED SPACES
No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking or loading space required about or
in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this ordinance, shall be included as
' part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other
building.
' SECTION 4.05. REDUCTION OF LOTS OR AREAS BELOW MINIMUM
No yard or lots existing at the effective date of this ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or
' area below the minimum requirementg set forth in this ordinance.
Yards or lots created after the effective date of this ordinance shall meet at least the minimum
established by this ordinance.
SECTION 4.06. CLASSIFICATION OF ADDED TERRITORY
All territory not included under the provisions of this ordinance which are later added to the
zoning jurisdiction of the Town shall be considered to be in R-3 Medium Density Residential classifica-
tion until otherwise classified.
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SECTION 4.07. ONE PRINCIPAL BUILDING ON ANY LOT
' Only one (1) principal building and its customary accessory buildings may be erected on any'lot
except as authorized in the ordinance for Group Development in Section 7.05.
' SECTION 4.08. LOT ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
' All lots created after the passage of this ordinance must front on a publicly dedicated right-cf-
way. No structure requiring a building permit shall be erected on any lot which does not abut either a
public right-of-way or a private street or easement at least twenty (20) feet in width which was recorded
by the County Register of Deeds prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4.09. VISION CLEARANCE AT INTERSECTIONS
' On a corner lot which abuts a state or town maintained right-of-way in any district no planting,
structure, fence, wall or other obstruction to vision more than three (3) feet in height shall be placed or
maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street right-of-way lines and a straight
line connecting points on those street lines each of which is twenty-five (25) feet distance from the
point of intersection.
' SECTION 4.10. WALLS AND FENCES
The setback requirements of these regulation shall not prohibit any necessary retaining wall or
' prohibit any wall or fence. However, within or abutting any Residential District, no wall or fence shall
exceed six (6) feet in height within a front or side yard and in any Business or Industrial District no
fence shall exceed eight (8) feet in height.
SECTION 4.11. STRUCTURE EXCLUDED FROM HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
The height limits of these regulations shall not apply to a church spire, belfry, cupola and dome
or ornamental tower not intended for human occupancy, monument, water tower, observation tower,
transmission tower, chimney, smokestack, conveyor, flagpole, radio or television tower, mast or aerial,
' parapet wall not exceeding more than four (4) feet above the roof line of the building, and necessary
mechanical appurtenances.
SECTION 4.12. REDUCTION OF FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
' In any Residential District, where the average setback distance for existing building on all lots
located wholly or partly within two -hundred (200) feet of any lot, and within the same zoning district
and fronting on the same side of the same street as that lot, is less than the minimum setback
required in the zoning district, the setback n that lot may be less than the required setback, but not
' less than the existing average setback distance for all lots within the two -hundred (200) feet and in no
case shall the setback be less than fifteen (15) feet. When lots within two -hundred feet (200) are
vacant, those vacant lots shall be considered as having the minimum required setback for the purpose
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SECTION 4.13. REQUIRED BUFFERS
In order to lessen the impact of incompatible land use, a visual buffer of six (6) feet or more in
height shall be provided and maintained to separate those uses which are deemed to have a negative
effect on residential or other area. When new business or industrial construction will abut an existing
residential district or use, a buffer strip with a visual buffer shall be provided and maintained by
the business or industrial use. In the event that new residential construction will abut existing business
or industrial uses, the buffer strip and visual buffer will be provided by the residential developer and
maintained by the lot owner(s).
SECTION 4.14. STORAGE OF VEHICLES
From and after the effective date of this ordinance, the keeping of unlicensed and/or uninspected
vehicles is subject to the following restrictions:
1. In residential districts, the property owner shall have ninety (90) days to obtain license
and/or inspection on the vehicle or remove it from the property. After ninety (90) days,
action will be taken by the Town to bring the property into compliance.
2. In commercial districts, the property owner shall have one hundred and eighty (180)
days to obtain license and/or inspection on the vehicle or remove it from the property.
After one hundred eighty (180) days, action will be taken by the.Town.
Exceptions to this regulation are vehicles actively under repair or restoration, authorized
new or used vehicle sales operations, and commercial junkyard/salvage yard operations where
permitted.

iARTICLE V. NON -CONFORMITIES
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iSECTION 5.01. INTENT
Within the districts established by this ordinance or amendments that may later be adopted,
there exist lots, structures, uses of land and structures, and characteristics of use which were lawful
before this ordinance was passed or amended, but which would be prohibited, regulated, or restricted
under the terms of this ordinance or future amendments. It is the intent of this ordinance to permit
' these non -conformities to -continue until they are removed, but not to encourage their survival. It is
further the intent of this ordinance that non -conformities shall not be enlarged upon, expanded, or
extended, nor be used as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the
' same district.
To avoid undue hardship, nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to require a change in the
plans, construction, or designated use of any building on which actual construction was lawfully begun
prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of this ordinance and upon which actual building
construction has been carried on diligently. Actual construction is defined to include the placing of
construction materials in a permanent position and fastened in a.permanent manner. Where excavation
' or demolition or removal of an existing building has been substantially begun preparatory to rebuilding,
such excavation, demolition or removal shall be deemed to be actual construction, provided that work
shall be carried on diligently.
SECTION 5.02. REGULATION OF NON -CONFORMITIES
' A. Non -Conforming Lots of Record
1. In any district in which single-family dwellings are permitted, a single-family_ and
customary accessory buildings may be erected on any single lot of record at the
effective date of adoption or amendment of this ordinance, notwithstanding_ limitations
imposed by other provisions of this ordinance. The lot must be in separate ownership
and not of continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership.
' This provision shall apply even though the lot fails to meet the requirements for an area
or width, or both, that are generally applicable in the district, provided that yard
dimensions and requirements other than these applying to area or width, or both, of
' the lot shall conform to the regulations for the district in which the lot is located.
Variance of yard requirements shall be obtained only through action of the Board of
Adjustment as established in Article X of this ordinance.
2. If two or more lots or combinations of lots and portions of lots with continuous frontage
i in single ownership are of record at the time of passage or amendment of this
ordinance, and if all or part of the lots do not meet the requirements established for lot
width and area, the lands involved shall be considered to be an undivided parcel for
the purposes of this ordinance, and no portion of that parcel shall be used or sold in a
manner which diminishes compliance with lot width and area requirements established
by this ordinance, nor shall any division of any parcel be made which creates a lot with
width or area below the requirements stated in this ordinance.
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B. Non -Conforming Uses of Land
Where, at the time of passage of this ordinance, lawful use of land exists which would not be
permitted by the regulations imposed by this ordinance, and where the use involves no individual
' structure with a replacement cost exceeding $1,000, the use may be continued so long as it
remains otherwise lawful, provided:
1. No such non -conforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor extended to occupy a
greater area of land than was occupied at the effective date of adoption or amendment
of this ordinance;
2. No such non -conforming use shall be moved in whole or in part to any portion of the
' lot or parcel other than that occupied by the use at the effective date of adoption or
amendment of this ordinance;
3. If.any such non -conforming use of land ceases for any reason for a period of more
than thirty (30) days, any subsequent use of the land shall conform to the regulations
specified by this ordinance for the district in which the land is located.
4. No additional structure not conforming to the requirements of this ordinance shall be
erected in connection with any non -conforming use of land.
' C. Non -Conforming Structures
' Where a lawful structure exists at the effective date of adoption for amendment of this ordinance
that could not be built under the terms of this ordinance by reason of restrictions on area, lot
coverage, height, yards, its location on the lot, or other requirements concerning the structure,
the structure may remain so long as it remains lawful, subject. to the following provisions:
' 1. No such non -conforming structure may be enlarged or altered in a way which increases
its non -conformity, but any structure or portion thereof may be altered to decrease its
' non -conformity.
2. - Should such non -conforming structure or non -conforming portion of the structure be
destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 75 percent of its replacement cost
at a time of destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the
provisions of this ordinance.
3. Should such structure be moved for any reason for any distance whatever,. it shall
thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located after it is
' moved.
4. A non -conforming mobile home on an individual lot outside of a mobile home park may
not be replaced except by a conforming mobile home or other dwelling. A non-
conforming mobile home may not be enlarged or altered externally in any way.
' D. Non -Conforming Uses of Buildings or of Buildings and Premises in Combination
' If lawful use involving individual buildings with a replacement cost of $1,000 or more, or of
building and premises in combination, exists at the effective date of adoption or amendment of
this ordinance, that would not be allowed in the district under the terms of this ordinance, the
lawful use may be continued so long as it remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following
' provisions:
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No existing structure devoted to a use not permitted by this ordinance in the district in
which it is located shall be enlarged, extended, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or
structurally altered except in changing the use of the structure to a use permitted in the
district in which it is located;
Any non -conforming use may be extended throughout any parts of a building which
were manifestly arranged or designed for that use at the time of adoption or amend-
ment of this ordinance, but o such use shall be extended to occupy any land outside
such building;
If no structural alterations are made, any non -conforming structure or use of structures
may be changed to any conforming use, or, with the approval of the Town Board of
Commissioners, to any use more in character with uses permitted in the district. In
permitting such a change, the Board of Commissioners must find that the proposed
use is more appropriate or equally as appropriate to the district as the existing non-
conforming use and shall require appropriate conditions and safeguards necessary to
ensure that the change is in keeping with provisions and spirit of this ordinance.
Any structure, or structure and land in combination, in or on which a non -conforming
use is superseded by a permitted use, shall thereafter conform to the regulations for
the district, and the non -conforming use may not thereafter be resumed;
When a non -conforming use of a structure, or structure and premises in combination, is
discontinued or abandoned for six (6) consecutive months or for eighteen (18) months
during any three-year period (except when government action impedes access to the
premises), the structure, or structure and premises in combination, shall not thereafter
be used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located;
Where non -conforming use status applies to a structure and premises in combination,
removal or destruction of the structure shall eliminate the non -conforming status of the
land. Destruction for the purpose of this subsection is defined as damage to an extent
of more than 50 percent of the replacement cost at time of destruction.
Repairs and Maintenance
1. On any non -conforming structure or portion of a structure containing a non -conforming
use, work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months on ordinary
repairs, or on repair or replacement of non-bering walls, fixtures, wiring, or plumbing, to
an extent not exceeding 10 percent of the current replacement cost of the non-
conforming structure or non -conforming portion of the structure as the case may be,
provided that the cubic content existing when it become non -conforming shall not be
increased.
2. If a non -conforming structure or portion of a structure containing a non -conforming use
becomes physically unsafe or unlawful due to lack of repairs and maintenance, and -is
declared by the Building Inspector to be unsafe or unlawful by reason of physical
condition, it shall not thereafter be restored, repaired, or rebuilt except in conformity
with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
3. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to
a safe condition of any building or part thereof declared to be unsafe by any official
charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of that official.

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F. Uses Under Conditional Use Provisions Not Non-Conforminq
Any use which is permitted as a conditional use in a district under the terms of this ordinance
shall not be deemed a non -conforming use in such district, but shall without further action be
considered a conforming use.

ARTICLE VI. SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTION 6.01. R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
' A. Intent The R-1 District is intended to encourage the development of permanent low- density residential
neighborhoods. These districts are located primarily in areas which are protected from more
' intensive uses of the land.
B. Permitted Uses
' The following uses shall be permitted by right:
1. Detached single-family dwellings
' 2. Duplexes
3. Customary accessory buildings including private swimming pools and tennis courts
4. Class A and B Mobile Homes on individual lots.
C. Conditional Uses Permitted
The following uses are permitted subject to the requirements of this district and additional
regulations and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as provided in Article Vill.
1. Churches and cemeteries
2. Fire stations, schools, and other public buildings
3. Home occupations under the provisions of Section 7.07
4. Mobile home parks under the provisions of Section 7.04
5. Non-commercial amphitheaters on sites of not less than five (5) acres
6. Private clubs on sites of not less than two (2) acres including boat launching areas,
golf courses, tennis courts, community centers, libraries, picnic areas, and concessions
integral thereto provided that there is no open commercial activity and no sign other
than a directional sign is allowed.
7. Public utility facilities (must provide a vegetated buffer strip at least ten (10) feet in
height were the facility abuts a residential lot or use).
8. Townhouse developments under the provisions of Section 7.05 with a density of not
' more than three (3) dwelling units per acre.
D. Dimensional Requirements for Low Density Residential Districts
1. Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet
Except that for a duplex unit lot size must be at least 30,000 square feet
' 2. Minimum lot width: 75 feet
(measured at the building setback line)
3. Minimum front yard: 25 feet
4. Minimum side yard: 10 feet
Except that the side yard adjacent to the street on a corner lot must be at least 20
feet.
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5. Minimum rear yard: 25 feet
6. Maximum allowable lot coverage by principal use and all accessory structures: 30%
7. Height limitation: 35 feet
SECTION 6.02. R-2 LIMITED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
A. Intent
The R-2 District is intended to provide a transition area where limited low density residential uses
are encouraged. These districts are located between lower and higher intensities of land use
and are generally served by a higher level of public facilities.
B. Permitted Uses
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
1. Detached single family dwellings
2. Customary accessory uses
3. Class A mobile homes on individual lots
4. Modular homes.
C. Conditional Uses
The following uses are permitted subject to the requirements of this district, additional regulations
and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as provided in Article Vill..
1. Churches and cemeteries
2. Home occupations under provisions of Section 7.07
3. Duplex apartments: lot minimum size 30,000 square feet
4. Public utility facilities: subject to provision of a vegetated buffer strip at least ten (10)
feet in height.
5. Group developments under the provisions of Section 7.05 with a density of not more
than three (3) dwelling units per acre
Dimensional Reouirements for R-2 Limited Low Densitv Residential District
1. Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet
2. Minimum lot width: 75 feet
3. Minimum front yard: 20 feet
4. Minimum side yard: 10 feet, except corner lot side adjacent to street must be 20 feet.
5. Minimum rear yard: 20 feet
6. Maximum allowable lot coverage by principal use and all accessory structures: 30%
7. Maximum height: 35 feet

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SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
The R-3 District is intended to encourage the development of permanent moderate density
residential neighborhoods. These districts are generally served by a higher level of public
facilities including, at a minimum, public water, paved streets, and storm drainage.
Permitted Uses
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
1. Detached single-family dwellings
2. Customary accessory buildings including private swimming pools
3. Modular Homes
Conditional Uses Permitted
The following uses are permitted subject to the requirements of this district, additional regulations
and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as provided in Article Vill.
1. Churches and cemeteries
2. Fire stations, schools, 'and other public buildings
3. Home occupations under the provisions of Section 7.07
4. Private clubs on sites of not less than two (2) acres including tennis courts, community
centers, libraries, picnic areas, and concessions integral thereto provided that there is
no open commercial activity and no sign other than a directional sign is allowed.
5. Public utility facilities (must provide a vegetated buffer strip at least ten (10) feet in
height where the facility abuts a residential lot or use).
Dimensional Requirements for R-3 Medium Density Residential District
1. Minimum lot size: 20,000 square feet.
Except that if served by an approved public or community water and sewage disposal
system, lot size may be reduced to 10,000 square feet.
2. Minimum lot width: 50 feet
3. Minimum front yard: 15 feet
4. Minimum side yard: 10 feet
Except that a side yard adjacent to the street on a corner lot must be at least 15 feet
5. Minimum rear yard: 20 percent of lot depth.
Except that no rear shall be required to exceed 20 feet in depth
6. Maximum allowable lot coverage by principal use and all accessory structures: 30
percent
7. Height limitation: 35 feet

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SECTION 6.04 MOBILE HOME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
' A. Intent
The Mobile Home Residential District .is intended to allow the development of mobile. home parks
in the corporate limits while maintaining a reasonable population density
and by providing unique requirements for this type of development. To this end, the site
' development and arrangement in relation to other areas together with the provision of associated
facilities shall be an important consideration in achieving an attractive residential environment of
sustained desirability.
B. Permitted Uses
The following shall be permitted by right:
1. Mobile homes equipped with a water flushed toilet, lavatory, and bath or shower
facilities
2. Customary Accessory Use. Accessory building and uses in association with the
permitted dwellings including:
a. A permanent dwelling for one (1) family, office and maintenance facilities for the
operators of the Mobile Home Park.
b. Such other facilities including recreation as may be provided for the use and
amenities of the occupants of the Mobile Home Park
C. Conditional Uses Permitted
The following use is permitted subject to the requirements of this district, additional regulations
and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as provided in Article Vill.
1. Home occupations under the provisions of Section 7.07, Article VII.
D. Dimensional Requirements for MHR Mobile Home Residential District
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SECTION 6.05.
1 A. Intent
Refer to Section 7.04-13 (1-16), Article VII for Dimensional Requirements.
B-1 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
' The B-1 District is establish to provide for a commercial trade and services area for the Town.
These regulations are designed to encourage the continued use of land for
commercial purposes and to permit concentrated development of the district while maintaining a
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' B. Permitted Uses
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
' 1. Office including:
a. business, financial, governmental and medical.
2. Retail stores including:
' a. groceries, drugs, notions, fish, meat, clothing, antiques, hardware, upholstery,
paints, furniture, plumbing fixtures, appliances, radio and television, gunshops and
mobile home sales.
3. Services
a. motels, banks, barber and beauty shops, shoe repair, laundry and dry cleaning,
repair and storage of automobile and trucks, radio and television broadcasting
stations and towers, daycare nursery, service stations, and restaurants.
' 4. Apartment units only on the second floor of principal buildings containing a permitted
or conditional use.
5. Customary Accessory Uses and Structures
' C. Conditional Uses
The following uses and possible others shall be permitted subject to the requirements of this
' district and additional regulations and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as'
provided in Article Vill.
Including, but not limited to:
' 1. Public utility facilities
2. Churches and cemeteries
3. Fire stations, schools, and other public buildings
4. Group Development under the provisions of Section 7.05
D. Dimensional Requirements for Business Lots in the General Business District
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SECTION 6.06.
A. Intent
Minimum lot size: Commercial lots shall be of sufficient size to meet the requirements
of the County Health Department unless served by public
water and sewer and to provide adequate siting for structures. In addition, a visual
buffer is required where a commercial use or zone abuts a residential use or zone.
Maximum height of the B-1 District will be 35 feet.
Minimum front yard shall be ten (10) feet, except where sidewalks are provided.
Minimum side yard shall be eight (8) feet, except if a common wall exists between
buildings, no side yard shall be required.
B-2 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
The B-2 District intent is to provide for and encourage the proper grouping and development of
roadside uses which will best accommodate the needs of the motoring public and the reduction
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B. Permitted Uses
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The following shall be permitted by right:
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All uses permitted in the General Business District
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Drive-in restaurants
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New and used car sales
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Amusement places, including open air drive-in theaters
5.
Television and radio broadcast towers
6.
Heavy and farm equipment sales and service
7.
Automobile parts and accessories
8.
Veterinaries and kennels, subject to buffer requirements
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Building material sales
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Boat and marine sales
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Nursery and garden stores
Nursing homes
C. Conditional Uses
The following and possible other uses shall be permitted subject to the requirements of this
district and additional regulations and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as
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provided in Article Vill.
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Public utility facilities
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Church and cemeteries
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Fire stations, schools, and other public buildings
4.
Group Development under the provisions of Section 7.05
5.
Junkyards
D. Dimensional Requirements for B-2 Highway Commercial Districts
1.
Minimum lot width shall be seventy-five (5) feet with a minimum lot depth of.one-
hundred twenty (120) feet.
2.
Minimum front yard depth shall be forty (40) feet from the right-of-way of the street.
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The first fifteen (15) feet from the property line shall be developed for sidewalk, grass
and plants, and shall not be used for any purpose except for the necessary drives and
walks and shall not include off-street parking.
3.
No side yard shall be required except where a lot abuts a residential district, a fifteen
'
(15) foot side yard and buffer shall be required. In other cases where a side yard, not
required is provided, it shall be at least three (3) feet in width.
4.
No sidewall is required if a commercial building is constructed with a common wall.
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5.
No portion of any entrance driveway leading from a public street shall be closer than
twenty (20) feet to the corner of any intersection measured from the right-of-way line.
6.
The width of any entrance driveway leading from the public street shall not exceed
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thirty-six (36) feet at its intersection with curb or street line. No two (2) driveways
leading from a public street shall be within twenty (20) feet of each other measured
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7.
On any corner lot there shall be no planting, structure, fence or other obstruction to
visibility within the range of three (3) to seven (7) feet above level within twenty-five (25)
feet of the intersection of any two (2) right-of-way lines.
SECTION 6.07.
LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
A. Intent
The light
industrial district is intended to create and protect areas for those industrial .uses which
do not create
excessive noise, odor, smoke, dust, and which do not possess other objectionable
characteristics which might be detrimental to surrounding neighborhoods or to the other uses
permitted in the district.
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B. Permitted Uses
1.
2.
Air conditioning and heating equipment manufacturing
Amusement, recreational and sporting good manufacturing
3.
Animal hospitals
4.
Apparel and clothing manufacturing, including hosiery
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5.
Assembly halls, armories, coliseums, ballrooms ,and similar structures
6.
Auction sales, except livestock
7.
Automobile parking lots and structures
8.
Automobile parts and accessories manufacturing
9.
Bakeries, and other establishments manufacturing prepared food products for wholesale
distribution
10.
Building materials storage and sales yards, provided all open storage is fenced by a
solid fence not less than six (6) feet in height
11.
Business machines manufacturing
12.
Business signs provided such are not located within fifty (50) feet of any residential
district
13.
Cabinet, casket, woodworking and upholstery shops
14.
Coffee, tea,and spices processing
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15.
Contractors' offices and storage yards, provided all open storage is fenced by a solid
fence not less than six (6) feet in height
16.
Dairy products processing and distributing facilities
17.
Drugs, medicines, and cosmetics manufacturing
18.
Dry cleaning and laundry plants
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19.
Electrical appliances and electronic equipment manufacturing
20.
Electrical supply houses and repair shops
21.
Exterminators
22.
Felt and sandpaper manufacturing
23.
Flour and feed mills
24.
Freezer lockers and ice plants
25.
Greenhouses and horticultural nurseries

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26. Hardware and housewares manufacturing
27. Heating and refrigeration shops
28. Industrial supplies and equipment, sales and service, provided all open storage is
fenced by a solid fence not less than six (6) feet in height
29. Industrial trade schools and research laboratories
30. Laboratories for research and testing of products, the manufacturing or processing of
which is permitted in this district
31. Leather products, including luggage and shoe manufacturing
32. Light machine tool manufacturing
33. Machine and welding shops
34. Mobile home manufacturing and on -site display and sales
35. Monument works and sales
36. Motorcycle, lawnmowers, and power saw sales and service
37. Musical instrument manufacturing
38. Offices pertaining to any permitted use
39. Oil cloth and linoleum manufacturing
40. Pickle processing
41. Plumbing and heating supply houses, provided all storage is fenced by a solid fence
not less than six (6) feet in height
42. Pottery, porcelain or vitreous china manufacturing
43. Precision instruments and jewelry manufacturing
44. Printing, engraving and publishing establishments
45. Public safety facilities such as fire and police stations and rescue squad
46. Public works and public utility facilities, including service and storage yards, provided
they are fenced by a solid fence not less than six (6) feet in height
47. Rodenticides, insecticides, and pesticides manufacturing
48. Service' stations, including major repair work, provided that all gasoline pumps shall be
located at least twelve (12) feet behind the property line
49. Sign painting and fabricating shops
50. Tire recapping shops
51. Trailer manufacturing
52. Trucking terminals
53. Vinegar and yeast manufacturing
54. Wholesale and warehousing establishments, except for the storage of dangerous or
offensive items such as uncured hides and explosives
55. Wholesale storage of gasoline and oil products, including bottled gas and oxygen
56. Windows and doors manufacturing
57. Customary accessory uses and structures, including open storage, provided the area
devoted to open storage is enclosed by a fence at least six (6) feet in height
58. Belting and brake linings, manufacturing
59. Boat and trailer works and sales
60. Bookbinding
61. Bottling works
62. Bowling alleys and skating rinks

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C. Conditional Uses Permitted
The following uses and possible others are permitted subject to the requirements of this district
and any additional regulations and requirements imposed by the Board of Commissioners as
provided in Article Vill.
' 1. Manufacturing uses not otherwise named herein which come with the spirit or intent of
this Zoning Ordinance.
' 2. Junkyards
D. Dimensional Requirements for LI Light Industrial Districts
1. Minimum lot area shall be one (1) acre
2. Minimum lot width shall be two hundred (200) feet
3. Minimum front yard shall be fifty (50) feet
' 4. Minimum side yard on each side of every principal building shall be fifteen (15) feet
5. Minimum required rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet
6. The total ground area covered by the principal building and all accessory buildings
shall not exceed forth percent (40%) of the total lot area
7. No building shall exceed fifth (50) feet in height unless the depth of the front and total
width of the side yards herein shall be increased by one (1) foot for each two (2) feet,
or fraction thereof, of building height in excess of fifty (50) feet
' 8. Buildings constructed or converted to uses
permitted in this district shall provide off-street loading and unloading space as required
in Section 7.01(D) of this ordinance.

ARTICLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
SECTION 7.01. OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS
At the time of erection of any structure, or at any time any structure is enlarge or increased in
capacity by adding dwelling units, guest rooms, seats or floor area, or before conversion from one
zoning use or occupancy to another, permanent off-street parking space shall be provided according to
the requirements of this ordinance.
A. General Provisions
1. Each parking space shall have a minimum length of twenty (20) feet and a minimum
width of ten (10) feet. It shall have vehicular access to a publicly dedicated street.
2. With the exception of required spaces for single-family and two-family dwelling units,
sufficient maneuvering space shall be provided so that no vehicle will be required to
back into the public right-of-way.
3. No parking space for multi -family residential use shall be located in the required front
yard.
4. Required off-street parking spaces are permanent areas and shall not be used for any
other above -ground purpose. Removal or elimination of a required parking space shall
immediately revoke the occupancy permit of the use for which the parking space is
required.
5. For uses not specifically mentioned, off-street parking requirements shall be applied by
the Zoning Administrator based upon requirements for similar uses listed in this
ordinance.
6. All space requirements which are based upon employment shall be computed on the
basis of the greatest number of persons on duty at any one period during the day or
night.
7. Each application for a zoning permit or certificate of occupancy submitted to the
Zoning Administrator shall include information as to the location and dimensions of off-
street parking and loading space and the means of ingress and egress to such space.
This information shall be in sufficient detail to enable the Zoning Administrator to
determine whether or not the requirements of this Section are met.
8. The required space for any number of separate uses may be combined in one lot but
the required space assigned to the use may not be assigned to another use, except .
that one-half of the parking space required for churches, theaters, or assembly halls
whose peak attendance will be at night or on Sundays may be assigned to a use
which will be closed at night or on Sundays.
9. In any district except Residential, If the off-street parking requirement cannot be
reasonably provided on the same lot on which the principal use is located, the space
may be provided on any land within four hundred (400) feet of the main entrance to
the principal use. That land shall be used solely to meet the parking requirement so
long as no other provisions of parking space meeting the
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requirements of this ordinance have been made for the principal use. In such cases,
the applicant shall submit with his application for a building permit an instrument duly
executed and acknowledged, which subjects the land to parking use in connection with
the specified use for a period of twenty (20) years with an option for renewal for an
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additional period of twenty (20) years. The applicant shall cause the instrument to be
registered in the Office of the County Register of Deeds.
10.
Off-street parking space required by a use permitted in any Residential district shall be
provided on the same lot with the use by which it Is required. Off-street parking space
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in conjunction with commercial and industrial uses in other districts shall not be
permitted in a Residential District.
' B. Requirements
for Parking Lots
Where
parking space for five (5) or more cars is provided or required, the following provisions
shall be complied with:
1.
- Yards: No parking lot shall be located closer than five (5) feet to a public right-of-way.
The area between the parking lot and street right-of-way shall be planted and
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maintained in lawn or other.appropriate planting, or shall be improved otherwise as
approved in site plan review.
2.
Curb Bumpers: The required front and side yards shall be set off from the. parking
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area by a fixed curb of masonry or wood, not less than six (6) inches or more than two
(2) feet high.
3.
Lighting: Any lighting shall be so arranged as to direct the light and glare away from
streets and adjacent property.
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4.
Surfacing: All parking lots shall be provided and maintained with a paved or gravel
surface and with drainage facilities adequate to provide safe and convenient access in
all weather conditions.
' 5.
Drainage: Parking lot shall not drain onto or across public sidewalks, or into adjacent
property except into a natural water course or a drainage easement.
6.
Markings: Each parking space shall be marked off and maintained so as to be
distinguishable.
7.
Entrances: On all corner lots, no vehicular openings shall be located at closer than
fifteen (15) feet from the point of intersection of the established street right-of-way lines.
No entrance or exit on any lot shall exceed thirty (30) feet in width at the property line,
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or forty (40) feet at the curb line. There shall be a minimum distance between one-way
driveways of twenty-five feet.measured along the curb line.
B.
Internal Circulation: The internal circulation plan of parking lots shall be approved by
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C. Minimum Parking Requirements:
The number of off-street parking spaces required by this section shall be provided on the same
lot with the principal use except as provided in subsection (A)(9) above, and the required
' number of off-street parking spaces specified for each use shall be considered as the absolute
minimum. Accessory buildings shall be included with principal buildings in measurement of
gross floor area for determining parking requirements. Gross floor area shall be measured from
' the outside walls of all structures. Where a fraction of a space is required by this ordinance,
the next whole number shall be provided. In addition, a developer shall evaluate his own
needs to determine if they are greater than the minimum specified by this ordinance.
1. Residential and Related Uses Required Parking
rSingle-family detached dwelling Two (2) parking spaces for each
units and townhouses: dwelling unit.
' Multi -family residence, group 1.5 parking spaces on the same
housing projects and condominiums: lot for each unit.
Hotel, tourist home, motel, motor 1.25 parking spaces for each
court, rooming or boarding house: room to be rented plus one (1)
additional parking space for
each three (3) employees.
Doctor's or dentist's office
in own residence:
Home occupation:
Three (3) parking spaces per
doctor in addition to
residence requirements.
One (1) parking space for each
employee in addition to
residence requirements.
2. Public and Institutional Uses Required Parking
Hospital: One (1) parking space for each
two (2) beds intended for patient
use, one (1) space for each
resident physician and one (1)
space for each two (2) employees.
Clinic: Ten (10) parking spaces minimum
plus five (5) parking spaces for
each doctor assigned plus one (1)
parking space for each employee.
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Public and Institutional Uses Required Parking
' Nursing home:
One (1) parking space for each
five (5) beds intended for
patient use, and one (1) space
for each three (3) employees.
Churches:
One (1) parking space for each
four (4) seats in sanctuary.
Elementary School and
One (1) parking space for each
Junior High School:
classroom and administrative office.
' Senior High School:
One (1) parking space for each
five (5) students for which the
building was designed plus one (1)
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parking space for each classroom
and administrative office.
Stadium:
One (1) parking space for each
three (3) seats.
Auditorium or
One (1) parking space for each
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Amphitheater:
three (3) seats.
Public or Private Clubs: One (1) parking space for each
two hundred (200) square feet
of gross floor space. ,
' Public Utility Buildings: One (1) parking space for each
employee. With customer service
facilities, a minimum of five
' (5) additional spaces.
' 3. Retail and Office Uses Required Parking
General or professional offices One (1) parking space for each
' and banks (other than doctors, two hundred (200) square feet of
dentists. See Clinic req.): gross floor space plus one (1)
space for each two (2) employees.
'
Roadside stands, plant nurseries,
Minimum of five (5) parking spaces
outdoor concessions, sightseeing
and one (1) parking space for
rides, automobile sales lots and
each five hundred (500) square
'
similar activities involving
feet of gross ground area
outdoor display of merchandise
exclusive of the area required
or services:
for parking.

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AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
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Retail and Office Uses Required Parking
Marinas and boat rentals: One (1) parking space for each
boat slip or rental unit and
one (1) space for each employee
on the largest shift.
Restaurant, cafe, or
public eating place:
Drive-in restaurant or
refreshment stand:
Furniture, appliance
' and grocery store:
Indoor entertainment facilities
including bowling alleys, dance
halls, skating rinks, amusement
arcades and similar facilities:
Outdoor entertainment facilities
including amusement parks,
miniature golf courses and
similar facilities:
Theaters:
Funeral homes:
Retail uses not otherwise
listed:
One (1) parking space for every
three (3) customer seats, plus
one (1) additional parking space
for each three (3) employees.
Thirty (30) parking spaces in
addition to the requirements for
a restaurant, cafe, or public
eating place.
One (1) parking space for each
five hundred (500) square feet
of gross floor area.
One (1) parking space for each
one hundred (100) square feet of
gross floor area and one (i)
additional space for each
two (2) employees.
One (1) parking space for each
one hundred (100) square feet of
gross ground area exclusive of
the area required for parking and
buffering and one (1) additional
space for each two (2) employees.
One (1) parking space for each
three (3) seats in the auditorium.
On (1) parking space for each
four (4) seats in the chapel
or parlor.
One parking space for each
two hundred (200) square, feet of
gross floor area, plus one (1)
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4. _Wholesale Uses and Warehouses Required Parking
Wholesale uses: One (1) parking space for each
employee on the largest shift.
' Industrial use: Two (2) parking spaces for each
three (3) employees on the
' largest shift.
D. Off -Street Loadin
Where off-street loading space is required under the dimensional requirements of a particular
district, one or more loading berths shall be provided for standing, loading and unloading
' operations either inside or outside a building and on the same or adjoining premises with every
building erected after the enactment of this ordinance in accordance with the requirements of
the following table. A loading berth shall have minimum plan dimensions of twelve (12) feet by
twenty-five (25) feet and a fourteen (14) foot overhead clearance. A loading space need not be
necessarily a full berth but shall be sufficient to allow normal loading and unloading operations
appropriate to the property served. The Zoning Administrator shall determine the sufficiency
of loading space but In no case shall the use of such space hinder the free movement of
vehicles and pedestrians over a street, sidewalk.
' Use Classification Space Requirements
Retail operation, including One (1) loading berth for every
restaurant and dining facilities 20,000 square feet of floor
within hotels and office area.
buildings, with a total usable
floor area of 20,000 square
feet or more devoted to
that purpose.
Retail operations, and all A loading space (not necessari-
first floor non-residential uses, ly a full berth) as defined in
with a gross floor area of less this Section next above.
' than 20,000 square feet and all
wholesale and light industrial
operations with a gross floor
area of less than 10,000
square feet.
Office buildings and hotels with One (1) loading berth for every
' a total usable area of 100,000 10,000 square feet of floor
square feet or more devoted to area.
such purposes.

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' Use Classification Space Requirements
Industrial and wholesale Minimum number of loading berths
operations with a gross floor required:
area of 10,000 square .feet or
over and as follows:
' 10,000 - 40,000 square feet --- 1
40,000 - 100,000 square feet ----- 2
100,000 - 160,000 square feet --- 3
' 160,000 - 240,000 square feet — 4
240,000 - 320,000 square feet ----- 5
320,000 - 400,000 square feet ---- 6
' Each 90,000 square feet
above 400,000 square feet ----- 1
SECTION 7.02. REGULATIONS GOVERNING SIGNS
' A. Definition
1. For the purposes `of this ordinance,a sign is any surface, fabric or device bearing
lettered, pictorial or sculptured matter designed to convey information visually and
exposed to public view, or any structure, including billboard or poster panels designed
' to carry visual Information. However, the following shall not be included in .the
application of these regulations:
a. Signs not exceeding one (1) square foot in area and bearing only property
numbers, post box number, names of occupants or premises, or other
identification of premises not having commercial connotations;
b. Flags and insignia of any government except when displayed in connection
with commercial promotion;
C. Legal notices, identification, informational, or directional signs erected or
required by governmental bodies or public utilities;
' d. Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings, except letters,
trademarks, moving parts, or moving lights;
e. Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property but bearing
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' 2. Signs are defined as either on -site signs or off -site sign.
a. An on -site sign is one relating in its subject matter to the premises on which it
' is located, -or to products, services, accommodations, or activities on those
premises.
b. An off -site sign is ady sign other than on -site sign including signs erected for
' the provision of outdoor displays or display space as a business on a lease or
rental basis.
' B. Number and Area
For the purpose of determining number of signs, a sign shall be considered to be a single
display surface or display device containing elements organized, related, and composed to form
' a unit. Where matter is displayed in a random manner without organized relationship of
elements, each element shall be considered to be a single sign.
' The surface area of a sign shall be computed as including the entire area within a regular
geometric form or combination of regular geometric forms comprising all of the display area of
the sign and including all of the elements of the matter displayed. Frames and structural
' members not bearing advertising matter shall not be included in computation of surface area.
The area of a double-faced sign shall be the area of one face of the sign, provided that the
two faces are of the same size and are parallel to one another with no more than twenty-four
(24) inches between each sign face.
C. Permit Required
' No sign shall hereafter be erected or attached. to, suspended from, or supported on a building
or structure nor shall any existing sign be structurally altered, remodeled or relocated until a
permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator. No permit is required for signs enumera-
ted in Subsection H.
1 D. Material and Design
' All signs shall be constructed and designed according to 'generally accepted engineering
practices, to withstand wind pressures and load distribution as specified in
Section 804 of the North Carolina Building Code, 1958, as amended.
' E. Inspection Required
Each sign may be subject to an annual inspection by the Zoning Administrator for the purpose
' of assuring that the structure is maintained in a safe condition. The fee for the annual
inspection shall be in accordance with a regularly adopted fee schedule of the Town. When a
sign becomes structurally unsafe, the Zoning Administrator shall give written notice to the owner
' of the sign or the owner of the premises on which the sign is located, that the sign shall be
made safe or removed within ten (10) days of receipt of notice.

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' F. Illuminated Signs
All
signs in which electrical wiring and connections are to be used shall require a permit and
' shall comply with the North Carolina Electrical Code and be approved by the Zoning Ad-
ministrator.
' G. Prohibited Siqns
1.
No sign may be erected or maintained which is a copy or imitation of an official
highway sign and carrying the words 'STOP' or "DANGER' No sign shall be erected
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or maintained which involves flashing or intermittent red, green, amber, or blue
illumination or resembles a traffic control signal or sign.
2.
No sign may obstruct corner visibility or visibility at a driveway between a height of two
'
(2) feet and ten (10) feet.
3.
No sign may be posted on any telegraph, telephone, or electrical light poles or on any
tree along any street except for approved street name signs.
4.
No sign may obstruct ingress and egress to any window, door, fire escape, stairway,
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ladder or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any room or
building as required by law.
5.
No sign may violate any provision of any law of the State of North Carolina relative to
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outdoor advertising.
6.
No sign may be erected which contains, employs, or utilizes lights or lighting which
rotates, flashes, -
moves or alternates except for otherwise approved time or temperature signs.
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7.
No sign may be located within a public right-of-way or within thirty (30) feet of the
center line of any public thoroughfares.
' H. Signs
Permitted in Residential Districts
1.
An indirectly lighted name plate or professional sign not over four (4) square feet in
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area may be permitted with an approved home occupation.
2.
Temporary real estate signs, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, directing the
way to premises which are for sale, rent, or lease, provided such signs shall be neatly
painted or printed and shall be removed promptly when the property has been sold,
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rented, or leased.
3.
Directional signs not over four (4) square feet in area indicating the location of
churches, schools, hospitals, parks, scenic or historic places, or other places of general
'
interest. Any such sign and mounting shall not exceed three (3) feet in total height.
4.
One name sign or bulletin board not exceeding twelve (12) square feet for any
permitted church, school, or other non-commercial institution. The sign or board may
be directly lighted and shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the property line.
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5.
Temporary real estate signs, not exceeding six (6) square feet in area, advertising the
sale, rent or lease of the premises on which located. However, these signs shall not
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be less than fifteen (15) feet from any street or lot line, shall not be illuminated, shall
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be neatly painted and maintained, and shall be removed promptly when the property
has been sold, leased or rented.

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8.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
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Temporary non -illuminated signs not exceeding six (6) square feet in area advertising
the general contractor, contractor, subcontractor, architect, landscape architect or other
such professional persons or organizations engaged in or associated with ine lawful
construction, alteration, remodeling, or demolition .of any building or use.' However,
these signs shall be limited to one for each organization involved and shall be set back
from the property line at least fifteen (15) feet and shall be removed within thirty (30)
days after the complet;on of the general contract.
A sign not to exceed two (2) square feet in area announcing the name, owner, or
location of a dwelling.
Non -illuminated signs announcing the name of a subdivision or group housing project
located on the premises at major entrances. However, these signs must be neatly
constructed and maintained, limited to announcing only the name of the subdivision or
group housing project and must not obstruct corner visibility.
Direction signs in parking lots if required by Section 7.01 of this ordinance.
Signs Permitted in the B-1 General Business District
1. On -Site Signs
For each lot, in business use, one (1) square foot of business sign area for each two
(2) lineal feet of frontage on a public right-of-way may be allowed. However, the total
sign area for any single lot may not exceed forty (40) square feet in area The sign
area may be in single or in a combination. of signs subject to the following limitations:
a. One (1) free standing sign per lot may be located either temporarily or
permanently on the ground and shall not exceed forty (40) square feet in area
and shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height above street grade. For a lot
which has frontage on more than one public right-of-way there may be two (2)
signs, neither of which may exceed forty (40) square feet in area.
b. Window signs shall be placed only inside a commercial building and shall not
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the glass area of the pane upon which the
sign is displayed.
C. Projecting signs may project from the building over the street right-of-way, alley
or other public space provided the sign does not exceed beyond a vertical
plane twenty-four (24) inches inside the curb line. The bottom clearance of
such signs shall be at least ten (10) feet above
the finished grade of the sidewalk along the street and at least fourteen (14)
feet above grade at alleys and corners.
d. Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not extend more
than six (6) inches beyond the building wall surface and shall not exceed
twenty percent (20%) of the exposed finished wall surface area including
openings.
e. Temporary signs having detachable lettering may be allowed by permit for no
more than thirty (30) days at a time for purposes of announcing special
occasions or events. Signs in which electrical wiring or connections are used
must be approved by the zoning administrator.

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ARTICLE VII.
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2. Off -Site Signs
None permitted.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
page 36
Signs Permitted in the B-2 Highway Commercial District
2.
SECTION 7.03
On -Site Signs
For each lot, in business use, two (2) square feet of business sign area for each lineal
foot of frontage on a public right-of-way may be allowed. However, the total sign area
for any single lot may not exceed a total of three hundred (300) square feet. No single
sign may exceed one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet in area. The sign area
may be in a single or In a combination of signs subject to the following limitations:
a. Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of building shall not extend more
than six (6) inches beyond the building wall surface and shall not exceed
twenty percent (20%) of the exposed finished wall surface area including
openings.
b. One (1) free standing sign per lot may be located either temporarily or
permanently on the ground but shall not exceed sixty four (64) square feet in
area and shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height above street grade. For a
lot which has frontage on more than one public
right-of-way there may be two (2) signs, neither of which' may exceed sixty-four
(64) square feet in area.
C. Window signs shall be placed only inside a commercial building and shall not
exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the glass area of the pane upon which the
sign is displayed.
d. Proiecting signs may project from the building over the street right-of-way, alley
or other public space provided the sign does not extend• beyond a vertical
plane twenty-four (24) inches inside the curb line. The bottom clearance of
such sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above the finished grade of the
sidewalk along the street and at least fourteen (14) feet above grade at alleys
and corners.
e. Temporary signs with detachable lettering may be allowed by permit for no
more than thirty (30) days at a time for purposes of announcing special
occasions or events. Signs in which electrical wiring or connections are used
shall be approved by the zoning administrator.
Off -Site Signs
None permitted.
OUTDOOR LIGHTING
' Outdoor lighting for yards, signs, advertising structures, parking lots and other areas must be
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SECTION 7.04 REGULATIONS, GOVERNING MOBILE HOME PARKS
' A. General Regulations
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1. Location and Maintenance of Mobile Home Parks
No person may maintain, operate or occupy a mobile home park within the zoning
jurisdiction of the Town unless the park meets the requirements of this ordinance.. If
three (3) or more mobile homes are located on the same undivided lot or tract of land,
they must meet the requirements of this section.
2. Application for Mobile Home Park Permit
Application for a permit to develop, operate, alter or maintain a Mobile Home Park shall
be made to the Zoning Administrator under the provisions of Section 9.05. The
application for a permit shall include the following:
a. A plan for the general layout of the park containing the information required
below:
1) The area to be used for the park showing property lines and adjacent
zoning and land use;
2) Driveways, entrances, exits, roadways and walkways;
3) Location of mobile home spaces and buildings;
4) Location and quantity of proposed sanitary conveniences, including
proposed toilets, washrooms, laundries, recreation and utility rooms;
5) Method and plan of sewage disposal;
6) Location and quantity of refuse containers;
7) Plan of water supply; and
8) Plan of electric lighting.
b. Plans and specifications for any building to be constructed on the site.
C. Further information may be required by the Zoning Administrator or County
Health Department to enable them to determine if the. proposed park will
comply with the regulations of this ordinance and their applicable laws.
3. Sanitary Facilities, Water Supply, Sewerage,
Refuse Disposal and Utilities
In every mobile home park and related permanent building, all installations of plumbing
and electrical wiring, and all gas and oil appliances shall comply with the provisions of
the building, plumbing and electrical, heating and gas ordinances and codes and any
other applicable regulations of the Town. In addition, the following requirements must
be met:
a. Each mobile home space shall be provided with plumbing and electrical
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b. Water supply - A supply of pure running water for domestic purposes, from a
source approved by the County Health Department shall be provided for every
park. The water supply for each mobile home shall be obtained only from
approved connections located on each mobile home space or inside each
mobile home.
C. Sewage Disposal - Every park shall be provided with an adequate sewage
disposal system constructed in compliance with the regulations of the County
Health Department. All sewage wastes from each park including wastes from
toilets, and toilet room, showers, lavatories and wash basins and wastes from
refrigerator drains, washing machines, sinks or faucets in mobile homes or on
mobile home spaces shall be piped in the park sewage disposal system. All
sewage wastes from every trailer equipped with its own toilet facilities shall be
piped into the park sewage disposal system.
d. Refuse Disposal - All garbage and refuse in every park shall be stored in
suitable watertight and fly -tight receptacles in accordance with County Health
Department requirements.
Registration
It shall be the duty of the operator of the mobile home park to keep an accurate
register containing a record of all mobile homes or trailers, owners, and occupants of
the park. The register shall contain the following information:
a. Name and address of owner and each occupant;
b. License number and state of issue of each licensed vehicle;
C. Space number in which the mobile home or trailer is parked;
d. Date of entering park;
e. Date of leaving park.
Specifications for Mobile Home Parks
1. Every mobile home park shall be at least one (1) acre in area.
2. The amount of land for each individual mobile home space shall be determined by the
Zoning Administrator after an investigation of soil conditions, the proposed method of
sewage disposal, and proposed water'system. However, in no case shall the size of a
mobile home space be less than four thousand (4,000) square feet.
3. Each mobile home space shall be at least forty (40) feet wide and clearly marked.
There shall be at least fifteen (15) feet clearance between mobile homes including
mobile homes parked end -to -end. No mobile home shall be located closer than fifteen
(15) feet to any building within the park, within fifteen (15) feet of any exterior boundary
line of the park and no closer than fifteen (15) feet to the edge of any interior street.
4. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon an interior drive of no less than twenty (20)
feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway. It is
the intent of this section that individual mobile home spaces shall not have un-
obstructed access to public streets or highway except through an interior drive. All
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5. Dead end drives shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet in length. Any interior
street designed to be permanently closed shall have a turnaround at the closed end.
6. Drives shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no drive shall intersect
at less than seventy-five degrees (750). Where a drive intersects a public street or
highway, the design standard of the North Carolina Department of Transportation shall
apply.
7. Suitable vehicular access for fire fighting equipment, delivery of fuel, removal of refuse,
parking and removal of.mobile homes and for other necessary services shall be
provided.
8. All mobile home parks shall have one (1) or more recreation area with a minimum size
of twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet which shall be easily accessible to all park
residents. Additional recreation space shall be based upon a minimum of two hundred
(200) square feet for each mobile home space within the park. Recreational area shall
be located to be free of traffic hazards and should, where topography permits, be
centrally located.
9. Parking space sufficient to accommodate at least two (2) automobiles shall be located
on each mobile home .space.
10. No mobile home park shall be located on ground that is subject to flooding. The park
shall be graded so as to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating on the
premises. All ditch banks shall be sloped and seeded to prevent erosion.
11. The mobile home park shall have a visual buffer such as shrubbery or fencing not less
than six (6) feet in height between the park and any adjacent residential uses other
than mobile homes. '
12. The area of the mobile home space shall be improved to provide an adequate
foundation for the placement of the mobile home as required by the North Carolina
Building Code.
13. Each mobile home shall be securely anchored in accordance with the North Carolina
Building Code Standards for hurricane areas.
14. Each mobile home space shall be equipped with plumbing and electrical connections
and shall be provided with electrical current in sufficient amount to safely meet the
maximum anticipated requirements of a mobile home.
15. Management - IN each mobile home park, the permittee or duly authorized attendant or
caretaker shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, its facilities,
and equipment in a clean, orderly, safe and in .a sanitary condition.
16. Non -Conforming Mobile Home Parks - Existing mobile home parks which provide mobile
home spaces having a width or area less than that herein described may continue to
operate with spaces of existing width or area provided they meet the standards of the
County Health Department. In no event shall any non -conforming park be allowed to .
expand unless the entire park is improved to meet the requirements of this ordinance.
SECTION 7.05. GROUP DEVELOP PROJECTS (Includes apartments, townhomes, and
condominiums)
' Group development projects which consist of two or more principal buildings devoted to a
common or similar use and constructed on' a single lot, may be permitted as conditional uses in
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' mandatory preapplication conference is held between the Planning Board and the developer prior to
filling the required application for review and approval of the project by the Board of Commissioners.
This review and approval shall be required for all group development projects. Site plans at a scale of
' not less than one (1) inch to one hundred (100) feet shall be submitted to show the size and location
of all structures, streets, drives and parking spaces and their relationship to open spaces and adjacent
properties. Group development plans shall also include a computation schedule expressed in acres
which indicates the area and percentages of the site devoted to:
' 1. Total Area 3. Building Area
2. Parking and Roadway Area 4. Open Space
' A. Desiqn, Standards, General
' 1. Lot Size: No group development may be established on a lot which is less than
20,000 square feet in area.
2. Street Access: Any building established as part of a group development project which
cannot properly be served by emergency or service vehicles from an abutting street
shall be made accessible to those vehicles by a paved driveway having a roadbed
width of not less than twenty (20) feet, exclusive of parking spaces.
' 3. Off -Street Parkinq and Loadinq Facilities: Off-street parking and loading facilities
established in connection with a group development project shall be designed, located,
and arranged so they will not interfere with the efficient flow of tiaffic through the area
and will not interfere with the access of emergency and service vehicles.
' 4. Separation of Buildings: All buildings established as a part of a group development
project shall be separated by not less than twenty (20) feet.
5. Setback requirements: Unless otherwise provided by this ordinance for a specific type
' of group development project buildings shall comply with the front yard, side and rear
yard requirements established for the district in which located.
6. Uses Permitted: In no case shall a use be permitted as a part of a group development
project that is prohibited by this ordinance in the district in which the project is to be
located.
B. Design Standards - Group Housing Projects
' In addition to the other standards set forth in this section, all group housing projects shall
comply with the following additional requirements:
' 1. Setbacks: All buildings established as part of a group housing project sh0 be set
back not less then twenty (20) feet from all side or rear property lines.
2. Location: No dwelling structure established as part of a housing project shall be
' located within twenty (20) feet of another dwelling structure within the development.
3. Open Space: Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the total area of a group housing
project must be permanent open space which shall not include any area covered by
buildings, parking areas or streets.
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C. Areas, Facilities and Improvements for Common Use.
Any area, facility or improvement which will benefit or be used in common by residents or
tenants of a group development must be indicated on the site plan and specifically approved
as part of the plan review under the following conditions:
1. It shall be made available in its improved state as set forth on the site development
plan in accordance with an approved time schedule.
2. It shall be maintained in accordance with an approved maintenance plan specifying
what the maintenance shall consist of, whose responsibility it shall be, and assuring
t satisfactory execution of maintenance.
3. Provisions to insure its continuing availability shall be included in the deed to each
property to be served by that common area, facility, or improvement.
D. Additional Information
Additional information may be required by the Planning Board or the Commissioners to
' determine the impact of the proposed development on the Town.
E. Approval of Site Development Plans
' No building permit shall be issued in a group development until the Planning Board and Board
of Commissioners have approved site development plans and reports for the development as a
whole or stages deemed satisfactory in relation to total development. No structure or use other
' than as indicted in approved site development plans and reports shall be permitted.
F. Modification of Approved Plans
' After review by the Planning Board, the Board of Commissioners may permit changes in an
approved site development plan, but only on a finding that such changes are in accordance
with applicable current regulations.
SECTION 7.06. CONVERSION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP
' Existing structures not in condominium ownership under the Unit Ownership Act of the State of
North Carolina may be converted to unit ownership provided the owner or developer shall comply with
all provisions of this ordinance requiring a building permit and site plan approval, as applicable, as in
new construction, and further that before the existing structure may be converted to unit ownership in
accordance with the North Carolina Unit Ownership Act, the structure shall meet all the requirements
and standards of the current building code in effect in the Town at the time the conversion is made.
SECTION 7.07. HOME OCCUPATIONS
' Home occupations may be approved as conditional uses in residential district by the Board of
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as any additional conditions and safeguards that may be required by the Commissioners as conditions
of their approval.
1. Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the principal and accessory
building may be used for a home occupation.
2. No electrical machinery may be used which has a rating of over two (2) horsepower.
3. There may be no more than two (2) persons employed other than those residents on
the premises.
4. In addition to the parking requirement for a residence, off-street parking shall be
provided for each employee.
5. Only one sign not to exceed four (4) square feet may be erected. This sign may be
indirectly lighted.
6. No activity or mechanical devices may be used which cause the residential character of
the neighborhood to be impaired by the generation of sounds, light, or vibration.
SECTION 7.08. JUNKYARDS/SALVAGE YARDS
Junkyards or salvage yards, as defined in Section 3.02, may be allowed as conditional uses in
certain districts as approved by the Board of Commissioners provided that the following conditions and
any additional conditions and safeguards deemed appropriate by the Commissioners are met:
1. - The minimum front, side and rear yards shall be fifty (50) feet. '
2. The storage area 'shall be screened by a continuous visual buffer at least eight (8) feet
in height.
3. Salvage auto parts shall not be allowed to collect water which provides breeding
ground for mosquitoes and other insects or which harbors breeding grounds for rats
and other rodents.
4. No storage yard shall be established within one mile (straight line distance; from
another storage yard.
5. No junkyard or salvage yard may continue as.a rion-conforming use for more than one
(1) year after the effective date of this ordinance, except that it may continue as a non-
conforming use if within that period it is made to meet conditions 2 and 3 above.
a. Non -conformity disallows expansion of such operation, including acquisition of
additional materials which would cause the storage area to increase.
' SECTION 7.09. USE OF MOBILE HOMES AS TEMPORARY OFFICE SPACES
Mobile homes may be permitted in certain districts as temporary office space for banks, real
' estate, construction or other business related activities on approval by the Board of Commissioners.
Permits for such temporary uses may be issued for a time period up to one (1) year and may be
renewable upon reapplication at the end of the current permit period.
' Application for temporary office space permit shall be made through the Zoning Administrator
who shall forward the request to the Board of Commissioners for review and action. A fee shall be
charged for processing the application based on a regularly adopted fee schedule.

ISECTION 8.01.
ARTICLE VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
' The Zoning Administrator designated by the Board of Commissioners shall administer and
enforce this ordinance. He may be provided with the assistance of any other persons which the Board
may direct. The Zoning Administrator shall have all necessary authority to administer and enforce the
zoning ordinance, including the power to order in writing the correction of any condition found in
' violation of the ordinance, -and the power to bring legal action to insure compliance with the ordinance,
including injunction, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding.
' SECTION 8.02. ZONING PERMIT REQUIRED
No building or other structure shall be erected or moved, nor shall any existing building or
' structure be altered in any manner, unless a zoning permit has been approved by the Zoning
Administrator. The Zoning Permit shall expire by limitation, six (6) months from date of issuance if work
authorized by the Permit has not commenced. If after commencement the work is discontinued for a
' period of twelve (12) months, the permit for it shall immediately expire. No work authorized. by any
permit that has expired shall then be performed until a new permit has been secured. A fee for the
permit application shall be paid to the Town according to a regularly adopted fee schedule.
' SECTION 8.03. WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS ,
' The Zoning Administrator shall not issue a Zoning Permit for any use or structure requiring a
water supply or sewage disposal or both unless the application is accompanied by approval in writing
by the appropriate authority of the water supply and method of sewage disposal.
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SECTION 8.04. APPLICATION FOR ZONING PERMIT FOR PERMITTED USE
' All applications for zoning permits shall be accompanied by plan in duplicate drawn to scale,
showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and location son
the lot of buildings already existing, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or
' alteration. The application shall include any other information which may be required by the Zoning
Administrator, including existing or proposed building or alteration; existing or proposed uses of the
building and land; and the number of families, housekeeping units, or rental units the building is
designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot and on nearly lots, elevations of finished
' floors; and any other matters which may be necessary to determine conformance with and provide for
the enforcement of this ordinance. One copy of the plan shall be returned to the applicant by the
Zoning Administrator after he has marked the copy either as approved or disapproved and attest to
' that by his signature on the copy. The second copy of the plan, similarly marked, shall be retained by
the Zoning Administrator.
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' SECTION 8.05. APPLICATION FOR ZONING PERMIT FOR CONDITIONAL USES
The Board of Commissioners may approve permits for conditional uses in the zoning districts
where conditional uses are specified by this ordinance. Applications for permits under 'Section 7.05,
' Group Development Projects'and Section 7.06 Conversion of Existing Structures for Condominium
Ownership shall also be processed under this section.
' A. Written application for a conditional use permit along with a processing fee in accordance with
a regularly adopted fee schedule of the Town shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator '
within at least ten (10) days before the next regular monthly meeting of the Planning Board.
' The written application shall indicate the section of this ordinance under which a permit is
being sought and shall contain the information required by the appropriate section and any
other information which may be required to insure compliance with this ordinance.
' B. The Planning Board shall review the application for a conditional use permit and shall submit its
recommendation as to approval or disapproval along with any additional conditions or
safeguards it may consider necessary to the Board of Commissioners.
C. When it is considered desirable by the Planning Board or the Board of Commissio,lers a public
hearing may be held on any conditional use. Notice by means of a placard posted on the
property concerned shall be given at least fifteen (15) days in advance of public hearing. The
owner of the property for which the conditional use is sought or his agent shall be notified by
mail at least fifteenth (15) days prior to the public hearing. .
' D. Any party may appear in person or be represented by agent, or attorney.
E. Before they may grant any conditional use permit, the Board of Commissioners shall make
findings that: (1) the applicant has met the requirements of the ordinance; (2) granting the
permit will be in general conformity with the Town's plan of development; (3) the proposed use
will be compatible with the area in which it is to be located if developed under the conditions
specified in the ordinance and those additionally required by the Commissioners.
' F. In granting any Conditional Use Permit, the Board of Commissioners may prescribe appropriate
conditions and safeguards in conformity with this ordinance. Violation of those conditions and
' safeguards, when made a part of the terms under which the conditional use permit is granted,
shall be considered a violation of this ordinance and punishable under Article IX of this
ordinance. The Board of Commissioners shall prescribe a time limit within which the action for
which the Conditional Use Permit is required shall be begun or completed, or both. Failure to
' comply within the time limit set shall void the Conditional Use Permit. If any of the conditions
of approval or any part of them should be held invalid or void, the permit shall be void
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SECTION 8.06. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED
No land shall be used or occupied and no building hereafter structurally altered, erected or
moved shall be used or its use changed until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the
Zoning Administrator stating that the proposed use and any buildings comply with the provisions of this
ordinance. A similar certificate shall be required for the putpose of renewing, changing, or. extending a
non -conforming use. A certificate of occupancy, either for the whole or part of a building, shall be
applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and may be issued within ten (10) days
after the work has been completed in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. A record of all
certificates shall be kept on file by the Zoning Administrator.
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Zoning Administrator for a period
not exceeding six (6) months during alterations or partial occupancy of a building pending its
completion, provided that the temporary certificate may require conditions and safeguards to protect the
safety of the occupants and the public.
SECTION 8.07. VIOLATION
If the Zoning Administrator shall find that any of the provisions of this ordinance are being
violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the
violation, and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of
land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings or structures or of additions, alterations, or
structural changes thereto; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action
authorized by this ordinance to insure compliance with or to prevent violations of its provisions.
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ARTICLE IX. PENALTY
If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted,
or maintained, or any building structure or land us used in violation of this ordinance, the Zoning
Administrator, or any appropriate authority in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate
action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair,
conversion, maintenance or use; to restrain, correct to abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy
of said building, structure or land; or to prevent any illegal act,. conduct business or use in or about
such premises.
Violations of the provisions of these regulations shall be a misdemeanor under the North
Carolina General Statute 14-4 and each day's continuing violation shall be a separate offense.
Notwithstanding the criminal penalties,t he Zoning Administrator may institute a civil action against the
offender seeking enforcement by appropriate equitable remedy, injunction and order of abatement or by
any remedy authorized by North Carolina General Statute 160 A-175 and 160 A-389, as amended.
' Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished for
each offense by a fine not to exceed fifty ($50.00) a day or imprisonment not to" exceed thirty (30)
' days. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
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ISECTION 10.01.
ARTICLE X. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ESTABLISHED
' A Board of Adjustment is hereby established. The word "Board" when used in this Article shall
be construed to mean the Board of Adjustment. The Board shall have five (5) regular members and
three (3) alternates. Four (4) regular members and two (2) alternates shall be citizens of the Town
appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Board of Commissioners. One (1) regular member and
' one (1) alternate shall be -residents of the extraterritorial area and shall be appointed by the County
Commissioners in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 160A-362. One (1) of the initial
members shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year; two (2) members for terms of two (2) years;
' and two (2) members and the three (3) alternates for terms of three years. Their successors shall be
appointed for terms of three (3) years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. Members
may be removed for cause by the Board of Commissioners upon written charges and after public
t hearing. The members of the Board may be compensated according to a schedule adopted by the
Board of Commissioners from time to time.
SECTION 10.02. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The Mayor shall designate one (1) of the members as Chairman and another as Vice -Chairman
who shall serve for one (1) year. The Board shall adopt from time to time such rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section.
' SECTION 10.03. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
All meetings of the Board shall be held at a regular place and shall be open to the public. A
' quorum of four (4) members shall be present at the designated meeting place before a vote is taken or
final deposition of any appeal is made upon which the Board is required to pass. The Board shall keep
minutes of its. proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or
' failing to vote, an indication of that fact. The final disposition of appeals shall be a recorded resolution
indicating the reasons of the Board. All of the minutes, deliberations and records of the Board shall be
a public record. In the event a regular member shall be absent, an alternate member shall be notified
to serve in the place of the regular member.
' Alternate members shall not otherwise participate in deliberation of the Board on any matter
under the following sections.
' SECTION 10.04. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
' The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse any order,
requirements, decision or determination of the Zoning Administrator or to decide in favor of the
applicant any matter upon which it is required to pass under this ordinance or to affect any variation of
' this ordinance.
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A. Administrative Review and Interpretation
1. Administrative Review
' The Board of Adjustment may hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is
error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning
Administrator in the enforcement of this ordinance.
An appeal from the decision of the Zoning Administrator may be taken to the Board of
Adjustment by any person aggrieved, or by any officer, department, board or bureau of
the Town effected by the decision. The appeal must be taken within thirty (30) days
by filing with the Zoning Administrator and with the Board of Adjustment a- notice of
appeal specifying the grounds for it. The Zoning Administrator shall promptly transmit
to the Board all papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from
' was taken.
Any appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, unless the
Zoning Administrator certifies to the Board after the notice of appeal has been filed with
him that: (1) by reason of facts stated in the certificate, a stay would, in his opinion,
cause imminent peril to life or property; or that, (2) because the violation charged is
transitory in nature, a stay would seriously interfere with enforcement of the ordinance.
In such case, proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order,
which may be granted by the Board or by court of record
on application, on notice to the Zoning Administrator and due cause shown.
In exercising the above mentioned powers, the Board of Adjustment may, so long as
the action is in conformity with the terms of this ordinance, reverse or affirm, wholly or
' partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision, or determination that in its
opinion ought to be made, and so shall have the powers of the Zoning Administrator.
2. Interpretation
The Board of Adjustment shall interpret the Zoning Map and pass on questions of lot
lines or district boundary lines and similar questions that may arise in the administration
' of the ordinance.
B. Variance: Conditions Governing Applications; Procedures: Fee
' The Board of Adjustment may authorize upon appeal in specific cases a variance from the
dimensional requirements of this ordinance which will not be contrary to the public interest
where, owing to special conditions, a lateral enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance
' would result in unnecessary hardship. A fee in accordance with a regularly adopted fee
schedule of the Town shall be paid to the Town for each application for variance to cover the
administrative expenses involved. A variance from the terms of this ordinance shall not be
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1. A written application for a variance is submitted demonstrating:
a. That special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land,
structure, or building involved and which are not applicable to other land,
structures, or buildings in the same district.
b. That literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the
applicants of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same district
under the terms of this ordinance;
C. That the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of
the applicant;
d. That granting the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any
special privilege that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, structures or
buildings in the same district;
e. No non -conforming use of neighboring lands, structures, or buildings in the
same district, and no permitted use of lands, structures, or buildings in other
districts shall be considered grounds for the issuance of a variance.
2. Notice shall be given at least fifteen (15) days in advance of public hearing.
3. The public hearing shall be held as advertised. Any party may appear in person or be
represented by agent or by attorney.
4. The Board of Adjustment shall make findings that the requirements of Section
10.04(B)(1) have been met by the applicant for a variance.
5. The Board of Adjustment shall further make a finding that the reasons set forth in the
application justify the granting of the variance, and that the variance is the minimum
variance that will make possible the reasonable use of the land, building or structure.
6. The Board of Adjustment shall further make a finding that granting the variance will be
in general conformity with the Town's plan of development and will not be injurious to
the neighborhood, or otherwise detrimental to the public.
In granting any variance, the Board of Adjustment may prescribe appropriate conditions and
safeguards in conformity with this ordinance. Violation of such conditions and safeguards,
when made a part of the terms under which the variance is granted, shall be deemed a
violation of this ordinance and punishable under Article IX of this ordinance.
Under no circumstances shall the Board of Adjustment grant a variance to allow a use not
permissible under the terms of this ordinance in the district involved, or any use expressly or
by implication prohibited by the terms of this ordinance in said district.
' SECTION 10.05. APPEALS FROM DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Any appeal from a decision of the Board of Adjustment to Superior Court shall be taken within
' thirty (30) days after the decision is filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Chocowinity or
after a copy of the decision is delivered to the appellant by registered mail to the appellant on the next
working day after a decision is rendered.
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ARTICLE X.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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SECTION 10.06. DUTIES OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, COURTS
AND BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS TO MATTERS OF APPEAL
It is the intention of this ordinance that all questions arising in connection with its enforcement
shall be presented to the Zoning Administrator and that questions shall be presented to'the Board of
Adjustment only on appeal from the Zoning Administrator. From the decision of the Board of
Adjustment recourse shall be had to courts as provided by law. The duties of the Board of Commis-
sioners in connection with the ordinance shall not include hearing and passing upon disputed
questions that may arise in connection with the enforcement of it. The procedure for determining those
questions shall be as set out in this ordinance, and the duties of the Board of Commissioners in
connection with this ordinance shall be only the duty of considering and passing upon any proposed
amendment or approving any conditional use permit as provided by this ordinance.

' ARTICLE XI. CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS
SECTION 11.01. MOTION TO AMEND
The Board of Commissioners may, on its own motion or upon motion or upon petition by any
person within the zoning jurisdiction of the Town, after public notice and hearing, amend, supplement,
change, modify or repeal these regulations or the maps which are part of this ordinance, subject to the
rules prescribed in this ordinance. No regulation or map shall be amended, supplemented, changed,
' modified or repealed until- after a public hearing is held in relation to it, at which parties in interest and
citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. A notice of the hearing shall be given once a week for
two (2) successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general 'circulation in the Town. The notice shall
' be published the first time not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days prior to the
date affixed for the public hearing.
' SECTION 11.02. PROTEST AGAINST AMENDMENT
In case of a protest against an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal signed
' by the owners of twenty percent (20%) or more either of the area of the lots included in the proposed
change, or of those immediately adjacent to it either in the rear of it or on either side of it, extending
one hundred (100) feet from the street frontage of the opposite lots, the amendment shall not become
effective except by favorable vote of three -fourths (3/4) of all the members of the Board of Commis-
sioners. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any amendment which initially zones property
added to the territorial coverage of this ordinance as a result of annexation or otherwise.
' SECTION 11.03. PLANNING BOARD ACTION
Every proposed amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal shall be referred to
the Planning Board for its recommendation and report. An application for an amendment shall contain
a description/or statement of the present and proposed Zoning Regulation or District Boundary to be
applied. Such application shall be filled with the Zoning Administrator or Town Clerk no later than ten
' (10) days prior to the Planning Board meeting at which time the application may be considered. The
Planning Board has a maximum of forty-five (45) days to review each project. If the applicant has not
received comments from the Board after the review period, he can assume the proposal has been
' approved.
SECTION 11.04. FEE
A fee according to a regularly adopted fee of the Town shall be paid to the Town for each
application for amendment to this ordinance or map to cover the costs of advertising and other
' administrative expenses involved.
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IARTICLE XII. LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 12.01. EFFECTS UPON OUTSTANDING BUILDING PERMITS
Nothing contained in this ordinance shall require any change in the plans, construction, size or
designated use of any building, structure or part of one for which a building permit has been granted
by. the Zoning Administrator prior to the time of passage of this ordinance. However, where construc-
tion is not begun under any outstanding permit within a period- of one hundred and eighty (180) days
' subsequent to passage of this ordinance, the permit shall expire and any further construction or use
shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.
' SECTION 12.02. INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND CONFLICT
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinance, the provisions shall be held to be
the minimum requirements for promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. Wherever the
requirements of this ordinance are in conflict or at variance with other requirements of lawfully adopted
rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions, or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing the
' highest standard shall govern.
SECTION 12.03. VALIDITY
Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared invalid by'the courts, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as whole or any part thereof, except the part so
' declared as invalid.
SECTION 12.04. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage by the Town Board of
Commissioners of Chocowinity, North Carolina.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE _10VIN OF CHOCOW I N I TY, NORTH CAROL 1 NA,
ESTABLISHING AN EXTRATL!4\-ITORIAL JURISDICTION
WHEREAS, the General Statutes of North Carolina, Article 19, Chapter
16OA-360, provides for the establishment of extraterritorial jurisdiction;
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and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commiss•i,oners of the Town of Chocowinity,
North Carol ina,. desires to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction under
this Article,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the
'
Town of Chocowinity, North Carolina, that the following area shall
constitute the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town:
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SECTION 1. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Within the area not more than one -mile distance from the town
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descripted by the following
limits and more specifically as
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description and on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of-
Chocowinity within the line labeled "Extraterritorial
'
Jurisdiction." All lands encompassed by the said line shall
constitute the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of
'
Chocowinity. The description is follows:
written as
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Beginning at a point at the intersection of SR 1158 and NC 33
west preceding in a southwesterly direction for approximately 6,200
'
feet to a point at the intersection of SR 1155 and SR 1157. From
that point preceding in a southeasterly direction for approximately
'
feet the Norfolk -Southern Railroad Line and US 17
11,000 crossing ,
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south to a point. From that point preceding in a southeasterly
direction for 6,000 feet to a point. From that point heading in a
P
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northeasterly direction for approximately 9,800 feet crossing
SR 1123, SR 1141 and US 17 north to a point. From that point
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10,200 feet in direction
preceding approximately a northwesterly

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crossing the Norfolk -Southern Railroad Line to a point, then
preceding approximately 6,200 in a northwesterly direction
to a point of beginning (the intersection of SR 1158 and NC 33
west).
SECTION 2. INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES
Dimensions and distances shall be determined by the use of the
scale shown on the zoning map and any interpretation of said
lines shall follow the rules of interpretation set out in the
Zoning Ordinance of the Town.
SECTION 3. CONFLICTS
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be enforced from and after November 2, 1982.
Duly adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Chocowinity,
North Carolina, this the 3rd day of August, 1982.
W. W. Cratch
Mayor
Qgz=ia�'
Juanita Baytala
Town Clerk
(SEAL)
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VI. OTHER REGULATORY ORDINANCES
Beer and Wine Sales (Sunday) 07/23/59 & 11/08/73
Meetings, Parades, Street Fairs 11/06/87
Topless Dancing Banned 06/01/71
Self -Service Stations without Attendants 06/01/71

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF -TOWN COMMISSIONERS
0i TAE TOWN OF CHUCOWINITY,NORTH CAROLINA:
THAT Pursuant to the power and authority conferred
upon the govering body of the Town of Chocowinity, North.
Carolina, by Section 18-107 of the General Statutes of said
State:
That no beer or wine shall be sold, or offerred for -
sale, within the corporate limits -of the Town of Chocowinity,
Forth Carolina, from 1:oo o'clock A.M. Sunday morning until
7:00 o'clock A.M. on Monday morning following,and any and all
sales of beer or wine between said hours be and the same
hereby are prohibited and are declared unlawful.
That thislOrdinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after Thursday, November 8,, 1973.
This the 811' day of November,1973

BE, IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TO` IT COUNCIL1,01 OF T,i e TO'.,jT1 017
CE'.00b';lI1?ITY, NORTH CAROLINA:
THAT Pursuant to the pourer and authority conferred upon the
governing body of the Town of Chocowinity., North Carolina, by
Section 18-107 of the General Statutes of the State:
That no beer or wine shall be sold,'or offered for sale,
irithin the corporate limits of the Town of Chocoviinity, North Carolina,
from 11:45 o1clock P. M. on Saturday until 7:30 o'clock A.*PI. on
1.'onday following, and any and all sales of beer or wine between said
hours be and the same hereby are prohibited and are declared unlawful.
That this Ordinance shall be in full force.and effect from
and after Thursday, July 23, 1959,
This the 23rd day of July, 1959
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Wh/eas he Town of Chocowinity is concerned with
preserving t of the public to assemble;
Whereas the Town is desirous that in protecting that
public rights the personal and property rights of private
individuals are protected and the public health and safety is
' preserved;
Nows Therefore, the Town Council of the Town of
Chocowinity does hereby resolve as follows:
Meetings, Parades, and Street Fairs
Section 33.1 Definitions
' "Meeting" shall mean the assembly together or concert of action
Between or among five (5) or more persons for the purpose of
protesting any matter or of making known any 'position or promo-
tion of such persons, or of or on behalf of any organization or
class of persons or for the purpose of attracting attention to
such assembly.
"Parade" shall mean any assembly of five (5) or more persons
participating in or five (5) or more vehicles being operated
in, any march, ceremony, show, exhibition or procession of any
kind in or along any public way, parks or other public places not
including a bona fide funeral procession.
"Person" shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnerships
' association or other organizations whether formal or informal.
"Street fair" shall mean any fair, festivals carnival or other
such event that requires the temporary closing or obstruction of
all or a portion of any public way or that substantially hinders
or prevents normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic along
any public way.
Section 33.2 Permit Required
No parade shall occupy, or proceed along any public way or any
public place; nor shall any person conduct any public or private
' meeting or street fair on any public way or other public place
except in accordance with a permit issued by the Town Clerk in
accordance with this ordinance.

Section
a3.3 Permit Application
Application for permit shall be filed not less than-24 hours in
advance
of meeting, parade, or street fair. Application shall be
in written form and shall contain the following information:
' 1.
object, time, place, and route of. parade, and/or
object, time, and place of meeting or street fair;
i` 2.
name, address and phone number of person(s) sponsoring
said activity;
' 3.
name, address and phone number of person in charge of
said event;
4.
any other information requested by the Town Clerk
deemed necessary to insure compliance with the ordin-
ance.
' Section
33.4 Decision
Permit
shall be issued, issued with conditions, or denied based
' an the
following criteria:
1.
the event will not require excessive. diversion of
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police from other necessary duties;
2.
the event can be conducted without unreasonable
interference with normal pedestrian or vehicular
'
traffic in the area;
3.
the event will not interfere with police and fire
'
protection to public;
4.
the event can be conducted 'so as it will not be
likely to cause injury to persons or property, or to
provoke disorderly conduct, or to create a public
disturbance.
Section 33.5 Conditions
' The Town Clerk, after consultation with the local police, Mayor,
Town Council, or any other individuals deemed necessary to
ensure compliance with this ordinance, may specify conditions it
issuance of a permit. Such conditions may:
' 1. set the starting time and duration of the event;
2. prescribe the portions or areas of the public way or
other public place to be used;

3.
require that the applicant obtain a comprehensive
general liability insurance policy or comparable
special events liability insurance policy, with
coverage that includes the entire area of the event;
4.
impose any other reasonable requirements as the Town
Clerk may prescribe for the control and•free movement
of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or 'to protect the
health, safety, and property rights of the partici-
pants and the general public.
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Section
33.6 Interference with Permitted Activity
No person
shall hamper, obstruct, or interfere with any parade,
meeting
or street fair being conducted under authority of a
permit
duly issued by the Town Clerk.

June 1 , 1971 1�
i•.eet ing held at 7; 30 P.M.
' ::il :r.embers k new commissioners present,(Billy Chandler, i11:
Tray by i•ir. rilliamson
' i-Anutes read & approved as read.
Tae i'entative Budget was approved for the 3rd reading.
' a Lotion was made by mr. 'Taylor 2nd by Mr. dilliamson to pay to l.uu-
icipalities 4130.00 for the year 1971-1972.
A notion was made to .table the Mid —Bast, made by 1�1r. Cole 2nd by i-.r
Taylor.
i*.otion was made to run add for bids on the garbage pickup to ce is
' rio later than July 1. 1971, made by Mr. Denby, secended by 'Taylor.
:iotion was made to send Mr. Clark to,the well school in July
' saying his expence, made by Mr. Williamson 2nd by Pair. '.aylor.
mution was made by Mr. Cole secended by Mr. Taylor to pass arl
' ordains twat it be,unlawful to have a self service station with
no c.ie attending it in the Town Of Chocowinity.
r i•:o.tion was made by Mr. Williamson secended-by Air. Cole makin;; it
unlawful to have Topless danceing in the Xown Of Chocowinity.
' t, Lotion was made By Ar. Cole 2nd by Mr. Taylor to 'except the' bi'l
from C. ;-,. Crisp Son to put dirt in the fire dept. lot at 4:1.:),)
a yd., as much as needed and level same.
T. Barnes took oath of office for Mayor,
C. A. Taylor,, H. E., Cole, W. *Joe Mills, & Billy -Chandler took oL tii
' of office for Commissioners.
kiayor Pro -Temp Billy Chandler
' Santation, Garbage, & Health, Mr. Cole
Street & Highways, Mr. Taylor
highs & 'dater, Fir. Mills
' kolice,& Fire Dept. , Air. Chandler.
;,.otion was made by Air. Williamso And by Mr. Denby to hire i�'r.
' L. ii. Ross, Town Att.
J: notion was made to hire Juanita Baytala, as Town Clerk, made by
' ..r. Cole 2nd by Air. Taylor.
:ll i•.otions were passed unanimouse by all present.
Juanita Baytala
Clerk