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Appendix A Zoning
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Appendix A
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Fiscal Court of Henderson County April 1982, as amended through
1-8-2013
(Ch. 151, Appendix D, of the 1993 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Purpose
§ 1.01
Statement of purpose.
Article II
Definitions
§ 2.01
Definitions.
Article III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 3.01
Establishment of districts.
§ 3.02
The Zoning Map.
§ 3.03
Interpretation of zoning district boundaries.
Article IV
General Provisions
§ 4.01
Application of regulations.
§ 4.02
Coordination with Subdivision Regulations and Access Standards Manual.
§ 4.03
Conditional use regulations.
§ 4.04
Approved water supply and sewerage disposal for buildings.
§ 4.05
Townhouses.
§ 4.06
Duplexes.
§ 4.07
Condominiums.
§ 4.08
Mobile/manufactured homes.
§ 4.09
Junkyards.
§ 4.10
Obstructions to vision at street intersections on corner lots.
§ 4.11
Side yard regulations for corner lots.
§ 4.12
Regulations for double-frontage lots.
§ 4.13
Application of yards to one building only.
§ 4.14
Use of yards for accessory buildings.
§ 4.15
Use exceptions.
§ 4.16
Height exceptions.
§ 4.17
Lot of record.
§ 4.18
Group housing.
§ 4.19
Streets, alleys and railroad rights-of-way.
§ 4.20
Permitted uses.
§ 4.21
Permitted area.
§ 4.22
Zoning lot/structures on lot.
§ 4.23
Visibility.
§ 4.24
Dwellings in nonresidential districts.
§ 4.25
Number of buildings on lot.
§ 4.26
Accessory buildings.
§ 4.27
Prohibited uses in all districts.
§ 4.28
Excavation, soil removal and filling of land.
§ 4.29
Construction begun prior to adoption of regulation.
§ 4.30
Voting place.
§ 4.31
Approval of plats.
§ 4.32
Essential services.
§ 4.33
Building grades.
§ 4.34
Building to be moved.
§ 4.35
Excavation or holes.
§ 4.36
Signs.
§ 4.37
Junk and/or used auto parts yard.
§ 4.38
Exclusive Use District.
§ 4.39
Variances and conditional use permits by Planning Commission - Limited.
§ 4.40
Utility and drainage easements.
§ 4.41
Home occupations.
Article V
Board of Zoning Adjustment
§ 5.01
Powers and duties.
Article VI
Administration, Enforcement and Violations
§ 6.01
Enforcement officer.
§ 6.02
Building permits.
§ 6.03
Certificates of occupancy.
§ 6.04
Violations and penalties.
§ 6.05
Clarification of administrative jurisdiction.
Article VII
Amendments
§ 7.01
Application for amendment.
§ 7.02
Commission procedure.
§ 7.03
Notice of public hearing.
§ 7.04
Public hearing on application.
§ 7.05
Recommendation of the Planning Commission on Zoning amendment.
§ 7.06
Action by the legislative body on Zoning Ordinance amendments.
§ 7.07
Schedule of fees, charges and expenses.
Article VIII
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
§ 8.01
Purpose and scope.
§ 8.02
Definitions.
§ 8.03
Nonconforming uses.
§ 8.04
Nonconforming structures.
§ 8.05
Nonconforming lots.
§ 8.06
Examples for clarification.
Article IX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
§ 9.01
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 9.02
Off-street loading requirements.
§ 9.03
Off-street waiting area for drive-through facilities.
§ 9.04
Interior landscaping for off-street parking.
Article X
Signs and Outdoor Advertising and Displays
§ 10.01
Signs and outdoor advertising displays permitted.
§ 10.02
Definitions.
§ 10.03
Computations.
§ 10.04
Permits required.
§ 10.05
Design, construction, and maintenance (See Exhibit A).
§ 10.06
Signage site plan.
§ 10.07
Signs in the public right-of-way.
§ 10.08
Signs exempt from regulation under this article.
§ 10.09
Signs prohibited under this article.
§ 10.10
Billboards (see Exhibit A).
§ 10.11
Temporary signs.
§ 10.12
Permanent freestanding sign placement.
§ 10.13
General permit procedures.
§ 10.14
Permits to construct or modify signs.
§ 10.15
Nonconforming signs.
§ 10.16
Signs constituting a nuisance/abatement.
Article XI
R-1 Single Family Residential District
§ 11.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 11.02
Permitted uses.
§ 11.03
Conditional uses.
§ 11.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XII
R-2 Two-Family Residential District
§ 12.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 12.02
Permitted uses.
§ 12.03
Conditional uses.
§ 12.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XIII
R-3 Multifamily Residential District
§ 13.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 13.02
Permitted uses.
§ 13.03
Conditional uses.
§ 13.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XIV
R-PUD Residential Planned Unit Development District
§ 14.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 14.02
Permitted uses.
§ 14.03
Conditional uses.
§ 14.04
Application procedure.
Article XV
R-MH Mobile/Manufactured Home District
§ 15.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 15.02
Permitted uses.
§ 15.03
Conditional uses.
§ 15.04
Building site area.
§ 15.05
Setback requirements.
§ 15.06
General requirements.
§ 15.07
Mobile home park requirements.
§ 15.08
Special conditions.
§ 15.09
Enforcement.
§ 15.10
Nonconforming mobile home parks.
§ 15.11
Class A manufactured home.
§ 15.12
Class B manufactured home.
§ 15.13
Class C manufactured home.
§ 15.14
Class D manufactured home.
Article XVI
P-1 Professional/Service District
§ 16.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 16.02
Permitted uses.
§ 16.03
Conditional uses.
§ 16.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XVII
C-1 Neighborhood Business District
§ 17.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 17.02
Permitted uses.
§ 17.03
Conditional uses.
§ 17.04
General regulations for all commercial districts.
§ 17.05
Area, height, bulk and placement requirements.
Article XVIII
C-2 General Business District
§ 18.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 18.02
Permitted uses.
§ 18.03
Conditional uses.
§ 18.04
General regulations for all commercial districts.
§ 18.05
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XIX
H-C Highway Commercial District
§ 19.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 19.02
Permitted uses.
§ 19.03
Conditional uses.
§ 19.04
General requirements.
§ 19.05
Area, height, bulk and placement requirements.
Article XX
M-1 Light Industrial District
§ 20.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 20.02
Permitted uses.
§ 20.03
Conditional uses.
§ 20.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XXI
M-2 Heavy Industrial District
§ 21.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 21.02
Permitted uses.
§ 21.03
Conditional uses.
§ 21.04
Area, height, bulk and placement requirements.
Article XXII
AG Agriculture District
§ 22.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 22.02
Permitted uses.
§ 22.03
Conditional uses.
§ 22.04
Exceptions.
§ 22.05
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XXIII
RR Rural Residential District
§ 23.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 23.02
Permitted uses.
§ 23.03
Conditional uses.
§ 23.04
Area, height, bulk and placement regulations.
Article XXIV
Flood-Prone Areas
§ 24.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 24.02
Boundaries.
§ 24.03
Definitions.
§ 24.04
Warning.
§ 24.05
Notification.
§ 24.06
Disclaimer of liability.
Article XXV
Schedule of Regulations
§ 25.01
Residential and Professional/Service Districts.
§ 25.02
Commercial, Manufacturing and Agriculture Districts.
Article XXVI
SM Surface Mining District
§ 26.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 26.02
Definition.
§ 26.03
Permit required.
§ 26.04
Termination of use.
Article XXVII
Surface Mining Regulations
§ 27.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 27.02
Definitions.
§ 27.03
General provisions.
§ 27.04
Permit requirements.
§ 27.05
Inspection and enforcement procedures.
§ 27.06
Post-mining land use.
§ 27.07
Signs and markers.
§ 27.08
Topsoil handling.
§ 27.09
Revegetation.
§ 27.10
Access roads, haul roads, and other transport facilities.
§ 27.11
Backfilling and grading.
§ 27.12
Diversion of surface and underground flows.
§ 27.13
Sediment control measures.
§ 27.14
Permanent impoundments.
§ 27.15
Prime farmland.
Article XXVIII
Henderson City-County Airport Height Restriction Regulations
§ 28.01
Statement of purpose.
§ 28.02
Definitions.
§ 28.03
Airport zones.
§ 28.04
Airport zone height limitations.
§ 28.05
Use restrictions.
§ 28.06
Nonconforming uses.
§ 28.07
Permits.
Article XXIX
Regulation of Cellular Antenna Towers
§ 29.01
Purpose.
§ 29.02
Definitions.
§ 29.03
Permitted locations.
§ 29.04
Uniform application requirements.
§ 29.05
Design standards.
§ 29.06
Planning Commission action.
§ 29.07
Amendments.
Article XXX
Solar Energy Systems (SES)
§ 30.01
Design standards.
§ 30.02
Requirements.
§ 30.03
Additional standards.
§ 30.04
Moratorium.
Article XXXI
Henderson County Short-Term Rental Property (STRP)
§ 31.01
Definitions.
§ 31.02
General provisions.
§ 31.03
Application.
§ 31.04
Expiration and renewal of permit.
§ 31.05
Denial or revocation of permit.
Article XXXII
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
§ 32.01
Definitions.
§ 32.02
Applicability.
§ 32.03
Zoning.
§ 32.04
General requirements.
§ 32.05
Decommissioning and site reclamation plan.
Article XXXIII
Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS)
§ 33.01
Definitions.
§ 33.02
Moratorium.