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Town of Georgetown, DE
Sussex County
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Buildings may be erected, altered or used and land may be used for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. 
Any use permitted in UR1 Urban Residential District, UR2 Medium Residential District, UB1 Urban Business District, UB2 Neighborhood Business District or UB3 Professional Business District; provided, however, that individual district requirements shall apply for UR1 and UR2 uses.
The following accessory uses shall be permitted in a HD Historic District:
A. 
Storage of office supplies or merchandise normally carried in stock in connection with a permitted office or business use.
Building to be used wholly for business purposes may occupy such lot area as is necessary, provided that the provisions of Article XX, off-street parking, receive compliance 100% for employee use.
No building may be erected, altered or used and no lot or premises may be used for any trade, industry or business that is noxious or offensive by reason of odor, dust, smoke, gas, vibrations or noise.
[Amended 3-13-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-2]
No building may be erected or altered without first submitting a site plan to the Planning Commission for review, comments, recommendations and/or changes. The Planning Commission may approve a site plan if it preserves and/or represents the character and purposes of the district. Said site plan shall include area to be used, size of structure, intended use, construction materials, facade features, architectural drawings, etc., as may be required by the Planning Commission. No building may be erected or external structure altered without first submitting a site plan to the Planning Commission for review, comments, recommendations and/or changes. External alterations include but are not limited to enclosures, additions and/or changes to the roof pitch.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 230-135, Signs, was repealed 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05. For current provisions on signs, see Art. XXII of this chapter.
Off-street parking requirements for patrons or customers may be waived or relaxed by the Planning Commission, if it finds that customers will stay for a short time, if customers will generally walk, or if customers will generally patronize the business on evenings and weekends.
The regulations set forth in this article are supplemented or modified by the provisions contained in the following articles:
A. 
Article XX, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
B. 
Article XXI, Height, Area and Bulk Requirements.
C. 
Article XXII, Signs.
D. 
Article XXIII, Board of Adjustment.
E. 
Article XXIV, Nonconforming Uses.
Definitions are set forth in Article III.