Brunswick County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
2Industrial
2Residential
2General provisions
61 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No sign over 12 square feet shall be erected, altered or relocated without a permit issued by the zoning administrator...
All signs and sign structures shall be kept in good repair and in proper state of preservation.
No sign over 12 square feet shall be erected, altered or relocated without a permit issued by the zoning administrator, except as otherwise provided herein.
The following signs are exempt from regulations under this article but are not exempt from any other applicable regulation
No sign shall be constructed, erected, used, operated or maintained which:
The following signs shall be permitted anywhere within the county and shall not require a permit:
The following regulations apply to the illuminating of signs:
The following operations are not considered as creating a sign and are exempt from this article:
No permanent sign shall be located in any side or rear yard.
Home occupation signs will be permitted in the zoning districts as follows:
The requirements set forth in this ordinance shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than, 50 feet in height.
For the following uses, a site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the zoning administrator: (a) multiple-family dwellings; (b) townhouses; (c) schools, hospitals, nursing homes and public buildings, parks and playgrounds; (d) business and industrial buildings and developments, as required by the board of supervisors; (e) manufactured or mobile home parks, and (f) recreational vehicle parks.
If on December 1, 1992, any legal activity is being pursued... may be continued as herein provided. If any nonconforming use is discontinued for a period exceeding two years... it shall be deemed abandoned.
Rural Residential, RR
Rural Residential Manufactured Home, RR-MH
Highway Corridor Overlay, HC
The zoning administrator shall have the authority to grant variances of 20 percent or less from any building setback requirement contained in the zoning ordinance if the zoning administrator finds in writing that: (i) the strict application of the ordinance would produce undue hardship; (ii) such hardship is not shared generally by other properties in the same zoning district and the same vicinity; and (iii) the authorization of the variance will not be of substantial detriment to adjacent property and the character of the zoning district will not be changed by the granting of the variance.
All departments, officials, and public employees of Brunswick County which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this ordinance.
All departments, officials, and public employees of Brunswick County which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this ordinance. They shall issue permits for uses, buildings or purposes only when they are in harmony with the provisions of this ordinance.
Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employed or otherwise, violating, causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each violation. Such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed to be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any portion of any violation of this ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted.
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