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ZONING REGULATIONS FOR CHATHAM COUNTY

SECTION 1 ENACTMENT, SHORT TITLE, JURISDICTION, PURPOSE

Sec. 1-1 Enactment Clause
Sec. 1-2 Short Title
Sec. 1-3 Jurisdiction
Sec. 1-4 Purpose

SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS

SECTION 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3-1 Interpretation and Application
Sec. 3-2 Zoning Affects All Land and Buildings
Sec. 3-3 Only One Principal Building or Use Upon Any Lot
Sec. 3-4 Reduction or Change in Lot Size
Sec. 3-5 Maintenance of Open Spaces
Sec. 3-6 Accessory Buildings
Sec. 3-7 Vision Clearance at Intersections
Sec. 3-8 Lots With Multiple Frontage
Sec. 3-9 Corner Lots, Side Yard Setback from Center of Street
Sec. 3-10 Street Access
Sec. 3-11 Encroachment of Public Right-of-Way
Sec. 3-12 Visual Buffers and Screening


SECTION 4 ZONING DISTRICTS

Sec. 4-1 Establishment of Districts
Sec. 4-2 Zoning Map
Sec. 4-3 Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries
Sec. 4-4 Uses Prohibited
Sec. 4-5 Provisions Regarding Use Index for C and R Use Schedule
Sec. 4-5.1 Provisions Regarding Use in C-Districts and R-Districts

Index for B and I Use Schedule

Sec. 4-5.2 Provisions Regarding Use in Districts A-T, B, B-1, B-2, B-C, B-N, B-N-1, I-H, I-L, PILT, I-P, M, P-S-C, RB-1, T-B, W-I, PD-M, P-N-T and PUD-C
Sec. 4-5.3 Extention of specified use from An Abutting Zoning District Into the C-M District
Sec. 4-6 Development Standards
Sec. 4-6.1 Development Standards for Dwellings
Sec. 4-6.2 Development Standards For Nonresidential Uses

Street Classification Map for Chatham County

Sec. 4-6.3 Development Standards Within a planned shopping center district
Sec. 4-6.4 Planned Development Rezoning for Certain Nonconforming Uses
Sec. 4-6.5 Planned Development District
Sec. 4-6.57A Wireless Communication/Digital Television tower overlay district
Sec. 4-6.6 Planned Unit Development Ordinance (PUD)
Sec. 4-6.66 Planned Unit Development Residential (PUD-R)
Sec. 4-6.67 Planned Unit Development (PUD-M)
Sec. 4-6.68 Planned Unit Development Community (PUD-C)
Sec. 4-6.69 Planned Unit Development Business (PUD-B)
Sec. 4-6.610 Planned Unit Development Industrial (PUD-IN)
Sec. 4-6.611 Planned Unit Development Institutional (PUD-IS)
Sec. 4-6.612 Planned Unit Development Institutional (PUD-IS-B)
Sec. 4-6.613 Planned Unit Development Mixed Use (PUD-MXU)
Sec. 4-6.7 Reserved
Sec. 4-6.8 Development Standards in PD-R Districts
Sec. 4-6.9 Development Standards in PD-M Districts
Sec. 4-6.10 Development Standards in PD-R-SL
Sec. 4-6.11 Development Standards in PD-R-IL Districts
Sec. 4-7 Development Standards in P-R-1-S Districts
Sec. 4-8 Development Standards in PUD-CC Districts
Sec. 4-9 Development Standards in P-N-T Districts


Sec. 4-10 Development Standards in P-R-C Districts
Sec. 4-11 Development Standards for Telecommunications Towers and Antennas


Sec. 4-12 Development Standards in the Environmental Overlay (EO) District
Sec. 4-13 Development Standards for Town Center Overlay (TC) District

Sec. 5-1 Walls and Fences
Sec. 5-2 Structure Excluded from Height Limitations
Sec. 5-3 Reduction of Front yard Setback Requirements
Sec. 5-4 Substandard Lots of Record
Sec. 5-5 Group Development Projects

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