Southampton County Unincorporated

General sign regulations. (b) General requirements, all signs. The following regulations apply generally to all signs and are in addition to the regulations contained elsewhere in this chapter.

No sign, unless herein excepted, shall be erected, constructed, posted, painted, altered, maintained or relocated, except as provided in this article and in these regulations, until a permit has been issued by the administrator.

No flashing signs shall be permitted in any district.

The minimum lot frontage in all districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet subject to the following:

The minimum lot frontage in all districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet subject to the following:

An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) shall only be constructed as an accessory use in conjunction with an existing detached single-family dwelling ... It shall be located on the same tax parcel ... must meet the required setbacks of the principal structure. The ADU is limited in area to no more than fifty (50) percent of the area of the principal structure but in no instance shall be larger than one thousand (1,000) square feet, and shall be occupied by no more than four (4) persons.

Averaging of lot areas for detached single-family dwellings or clustering of lots and provision of public or private common open space in a subdivision are permitted in the A-2 agricultural and R-1 and R-2 residential districts by the terms of this chapter.

Averaging of lot areas for detached single-family dwellings or clustering of lots and provision of public or private common open space in a subdivision are permitted in the A-2 agricultural and R-1 and R-2 residential districts

Places of public assembly such as schools, churches, hospitals, apartment houses, theaters and assembly halls shall not be erected or otherwise located in any area which would be classified as an approach zone.

Places of public assembly such as schools, churches, hospitals, apartment houses, theaters and assembly halls shall not be erected or otherwise located in any area which would be classified as an approach zone.

Except as provided below, all wireless telecommunication facilities require a conditional use permit obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section.

All antenna support structures must be setback two hundred (200) percent of the height of the structure from the nearest residential structure, and in no case less than four hundred (400) feet.

All antenna support structures must be setback two hundred (200) percent of the height of the structure from the nearest residential structure, and in no case less than four hundred (400) feet.

Following approval of any conditional use permit by the board of supervisors pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the owner of any land to be used as a cemetery which is not accessory to a church shall file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Southampton County a deed restriction and plat acknowledging the location, size, ownership and perpetual care of said cemetery.

Following approval of any conditional use permit by the board of supervisors pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the owner of any land to be used as a cemetery which is not accessory to a church shall file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Southampton County a deed restriction and plat acknowledging the location, size, ownership and perpetual care of said cemetery.

Horses for private, non-commercial use shall only be held on properties in the A-1 and A-2, agricultural, zoning districts as a permitted use; in the R-1, Residential and RR, Rural Residential zoning districts as permitted only upon issuance of a conditional use permit. The minimum lot size for the keeping of horses for private use shall be two (2) acres...

in the R-1, Residential and RR, Rural Residential zoning districts as permitted only upon issuance of a conditional use permit.

The requirements of this article shall apply to all real property, public and private, located within unincorporated Southampton County for which site plan approval is required

Evergreen shrubs planted to meet the requirements of this section shall be planted at a minimum of twenty-four (24) inches in height at time of planting and shall achieve a minimum height of five (5) feet within five (5) years of planting.

All planting medians and islands in parking lots shall be at least seven (7) feet wide, measured from the back of each curb, and must contain at least 300 square feet for each canopy tree or two (2) small substitute trees.