Washington County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Agricultural, Limited, District A-1
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Agricultural, General District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Commercial
2Industrial
2Residential
3R-1 Limited Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2 General Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
R-3 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
General provisions
122 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The county building official or his designee shall have the authority to approve the temporary placement of mobile office trailers at any location deemed by him to be proper in any zoning district of the county...
All manufactured homes ... which do not conform to the provisions of article XI, division 2, of this chapter shall be considered pre-existing, nonconforming uses. On any manufactured home location approved ... a period of 90 calendar days shall be provided during which the manufactured home previously approved may be replaced...
SR shoreline recreation, limited to doublewide and tri-wide models only.
SR shoreline recreation, limited to doublewide and tri-wide models only.
CR conservation and recreation. ... Permanent manufactured home parks shall be permitted in the following zoning districts ... CR conservation and recreation.
Manufactured homes may be located as permitted uses within the CR conservation and recreation district. Permanent manufactured home parks shall be permitted in CR provided a special exception is approved.
HR highlands recreation.
Manufactured homes may be located as permitted uses within the HR highlands recreation district. Inhabited camper trailers or recreational vehicles may be placed for 14 days without a permit.
Konnarock.
Konnarock district allows manufactured homes as permitted uses.
MHR manufactured home residential district. ... Permanent manufactured home parks shall be permitted in the following zoning districts ... MHR manufactured home residential district.
MHR manufactured home residential district allows manufactured homes as permitted uses and manufactured home parks by special exception.
Village district, provided that no manufactured home shall be used for business purposes in the village district except for home occupations as defined by this chapter. ... Permanent manufactured home parks shall be permitted in the following zoning districts ... Village district.
Village district, provided that no manufactured home shall be used for business purposes in the village district except for home occupations. Permanent manufactured home parks shall be permitted in Village district provided a special exception is approved.
The requested location for the manufactured home shall be outside of and at least 250 feet from the boundaries of any existing residential subdivision development. All manufactured homes shall be anchored... skirting...
No camper trailer or recreational vehicle shall be used for permanent or temporary dwelling purposes in any zoning district of the county, except as provided in this section.
Land may be used or occupied and buildings structurally altered or erected may be used or changed in use only after a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the administrator.
Buildings or structures shall be started, reconstructed, enlarged or altered only after a zoning permit has been obtained from the administrator.
no manufactured home shall be moved on to property in the county until a zoning permit has been issued by the administrator; however, a manufactured home may be placed in an existing permanent manufactured home park which has been approved and recognized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Each manufactured home space in a manufactured home park shall have a minimum area of not less than 5,000 square feet. ... The density of any permanent manufactured home park shall not exceed seven units per gross acre after the park reaches a total of 15 units.
Source documents
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