Southampton County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
6Business District, Local
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 32
Business District, Local
Business District, General, B-2
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 38
Business District, General
Highway Service Business District (B-3)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Industrial
6Industrial District, Limited, M-1
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 68
Industrial District, Limited
General Industrial District
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Industrial District, General
Industrial District, Limited, M-3
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
Industrial District, Limited
General provisions
90 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
site plans for the following major uses shall be submitted and reviewed in accordance with the requirements and procedures of this article: ... Multiple-family dwellings, townhouses or attached two-family dwellings. ... Any parking lot or parking facility which is to contain more than ten (10) spaces.
All persons, firms, or corporations appealing to the board of zoning appeals, necessitating the publication of notices in the newspaper shall be required to pay, in advance, six hundred dollars ($600.00) for expenses relative thereto. ... applying for conditional use permits ... one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). ... combined application ... one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00).
All persons, firms, or corporations appealing to the board of zoning appeals... shall be required to pay, in advance, six hundred dollars ($600.00) for expenses relative thereto.
Any person ... who violates any provision of this chapter ... shall be subject to ... criminal penalty ... fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). ... civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first violation, and a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each subsequent violation ...
Any person... who violates any provision of this chapter... shall be subject to... fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
Residential, manufactured home R-MH.
Floodplain, FP.
Utility scale solar energy projects shall only be permitted in the M-1, limited industrial, zoning district with a conditional use permit. ... Solar energy arrays shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt.
Solar energy arrays shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt, as measured from the ground, and shall be screened to meet the visual buffering requirements at the time of site plan approval.
No building or land shall hereafter be used... unless in conformity with the regulations as set forth in this chapter. ... no more than one (1) main building on one (1) lot ... no lot shall be used ... unless such lot abuts upon a street or road ... uses not specifically listed are prohibited.
Source documents
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