Surry
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 38
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
Industrial
4Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 70 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Industrial District 2
- Front setback
- 75 ft
General provisions
270 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights of way and main buildings on adjoining parcels and from adjacent property lines. Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 18 feet.
Battery energy storage systems shall be enclosed by a security fence at least eight feet in height
Battery energy storage systems shall not exceed a height of 30 feet. The average noise generated from the battery energy storage systems... shall not exceed a noise level of 65 dBA as measured from the property line of an adjoining parcel.
Be located at least 200 feet from all property lines, unless the adjacent parcel is zoned industrial
Battery energy storage systems shall be located at least 200 feet from all property lines. Antique shops shall not exceed 3,000 square feet. Commercial kennels require a minimum of five acres.
No such regulated use shall be permitted within 2,500 feet of: a. Any other existing adult entertainment establishment; and, b. Any residential zoning district
No such regulated use shall be permitted within 2,500 feet of any other existing adult entertainment establishment; and any residential zoning district or Planned Development Residential District.
Antique shops shall not exceed 3,000 square feet. Convenience stores shall not exceed 2,000 square feet. Gasoline stations shall have no more than six stations. Motor vehicle repair minor shall have a buffer when adjoining residential.
Maximum number of guest bedrooms: Seven.
Maximum number of guest bedrooms: Seven. Maximum number of guests at any one time: 20. One off-street parking space for each guest bedroom shall be provided in a side or rear yard.
Minimum lot size = Five acres.
Minimum lot size = Five acres. Maximum density of campsites = 12 units per acre. Minimum campsite area = 3,000 square feet.
Density permitted is one campsite per 0.5 acres.
Workforce campground standards: direct access to public road, max 120 days occupancy, design considerations, permit duration.
Density permitted is one campsite per 0.5 acres. The maximum number of campsites shall be ten sites.
Convenience store general standards: limited food seating, exterior display conditions, vehicle display prohibited.
Additional standards for convenience store, gasoline station, motor vehicle repair minor, restaurant, custom manufacturing, and recreational vehicle storage.
Gasoline station general standards: underground fuel storage per NFPA/EPA.
Kennel commercial general standards: waste disposal, crematoria allowed except B-2.
The minimum area required for a commercial kennel shall be five acres. All facilities associated directly with the commercial kennel... shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any property line.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.