Zoning Area Airport Map (Adopted October 4, 1976) KJI
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF NEW
} HANOVER AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
ADOPTED OCTOBER 6, 1969
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY DOTH ORDAIN:
Section 1. That the Zoning Ordinance of the County of New Hanover adopted
October 6, 1969, as amended, be, and the same is hereby further amended as follows:
1. Amend Article V, Section 50 -1 by adding the following:
1 (10) AR Airport Residential District
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(11) AI Airport Industrial District
2. Amend Article V by adding the following:
Section 59.2 AR Airport Residential District
59.2 -1 The Airport Residential District is established for the pur-
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pose of limiting the development of land within the vicinity
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1 of the New Hanover County Airport to low density residential
development. In promoting the general purpose of this
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Ordinance, the specific intent of this Section is: to
minimize aircraft hazards by excessive density; to prohibit
the development of places of assembly such as schools,
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hospitals, rest homes or other uses which tend to concentrate
large numbers of people; and, to promote the health, safety
and general welfare of the inhabitants of New Hanover County
by preventing the creation of hazards to the Airport, thereby
protecting the lives and property of the users of the Airport
and of occupants in the vicinity and preventing destruction
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or impairment of the utility of the Airport and the public
investment therein.
59.2 -2 Permitted uses.
(1) Accessory buildings (provided there be not more than
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two (2) such buildings per lot).
(2) Agriculture, forestry, truck farming and other vegetable
and plant crop cultivation.
(3) Commercial vegetable and flower gardening, plant
nurseries and greenhouses; not including any structure
used as a salesroom.
(4) Golf course, country club and customary related facilities.
(5) Public and private parks, parkways and playgrounds.
(6) Single family dwelling or mobile home.
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(7) Stable (private).
(8) Wayside stand for the sale of agricultural products
produced in the same parcel where offered for sale.
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59.2 -3 Special Uses (See Article VII, Provisions for Uses Allowed
as Special Uses).
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(1) Cemeteries.
(2) Churches.
°s (3) Community center building.
(4) Emergency service facility on a lot adjacent to a U.S.
or N.C. numbered highway.
(5) Game preserves, wildlife reservations and conservation
projects.
(6) Government facilities and uses occupied or operated
by Federal, State, County and /or Municipal government
on land owned or leased by a governmental body not
otherwise indicated as a permitted use or special use
in the AR zone.
(7) Kennels.
(8) Private clubs or lodges owned and /or operated by a
corporation or association of persons for social or
recreational purposes, but not operated primarily for
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profit or to render a service which is customarily
carried on as a business.
(9) Public utility building or use.
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y (10) Riding stables or other public stables.
(11) Salesroom for commercial gardens, plant nurseries and
greenhouses.
59.2 -4 Dimensional Requirements.
rt (1) Minimum lot area shall be 43,560 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width shall be 100 feet.
5 (3) Minimum front yard shall be 25 feet.
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(4) Minimum side yard shall be 20 feet.
(5) Minimum rear yard shall be 30 feet.
(6) Maximum height, unless otherwise specified by the New
Hanover County Airport Height Zoning Ordinance, no
building shall exceed thirty -five (35) feet in height.
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59.2 -5 Special Requirements. The following special requirements
shall apply to each permitted or Special Use:
(1) Lighting:
(a) A pulsating, flashing, rotating, oscillating, or
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other type of lighting intended as an attention -
getting device shall be expressly prohibited.
(b) Flood lights, spot lights, or other lighting
device shall be so arranged or shielded as not to
cast illumination in an upward direction above an
imaginary line extended from the light source
parallel to the ground.
(2) Radio and electronic:
(a) Any radio or electronic device shall be permitted
only in conjunction with a valid license therefor
or other authorization as may be issued by the
Federal Communications Commission.
(b) Any radio or electronic device, the operation of
which would violate any rules or regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission is expressly
prohibited.
(3) Visual hazards:
(a) Any operation or use which emits smoke, dust or
creates glare or other visual hazards is expressly
prohibited.
3. Amend Article V. by adding the following:
Section 59.3 AI Airport Industrial District
59.3 -1 The Airport Industrial District is established as a planned
restricted industrial district in which the principal use
of land is for indoor manufacturing and distributive type
operations that are compatible with airport facilities and
which require sites adjacent to railroads and /or major
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thoroughfares. In promoting the general purpose of this
Ordinance, the specific intent of this Section is: to
encourage the types of development having maximum compatibility
with aircraft operations; to protect and promote the public
utility of the Airport; and, to promote the health, safety
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and general welfare of the inhabitants of New Hanover County
by preventing the creation of hazards to the Airport, thereby 1
protecting the lives and property of the users of the Airport
and of occupants in the vicinity and preventing destruction
or impairment of the utility of the Airport and the public
investment therein.
59.3 -2 Permitted Uses.
(1) Airport facilities and related activities.
(a) Airport facilities may include, but are not limited to,
locations of landing fields; aircraft hangars and
repair facilities; administration buildings;
passenger and freight terminals; control towers;
aviation plots; fuel storage areas; navigation
equipment; approach and clear zones; and other
facilities essential to the operation of airports
for private and public aircraft.
(b) Related airport uses may include, but are not limited
to, those necessary to provide services and con -
venience goods principally to airline passengers
and those uses generally associated with airport
operations including: aircraft and aircraft parts
manufacture; air freight terminals; aviation and
airline schools; aircraft repair shops; aerial sur-
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vey offices; aircraft sales, equipment, and parts
storage; aviation research and testing laboratories;
and airline catering services and governmental
facilities located upon Airport property.
(2) Automobile and truck rentals.
(3) Building contractor offices and accessory storage yards,
including storage of general construction equipment and
vehicles, and the sale of building supplies and materials.
ro (4) Commercial and package delivery service.
(5) Lumber, coal and construction material storage yards.
(6) Mail order sales warehouses.
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(7) Public utility building or use including storage and
service yards.
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(8) Sales, servicing, repairing and renting of equipment
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(9) Service and light industries and related offices and
showrooms that manufacture, compound, assemble, process,
package, store and distribute goods and materials which
are dependent upon raw materials refined elsewhere.
(10) Warehousing and wholesaling distribution centers with
stocks of goods or materials other than live animals,
explosives or flammable gases or liquids.
59.3 -3 Special Uses (See Article VII, Provisions for Uses Allowed
as Special Uses).
(1) Emergency service facility on a lot adjacent to a U.S.
or N.C. numbered highway.
(2) Governmental facilities and uses occupied or operated
by Federal, State, County and /or Municipal Government
on land owned or leased by a governmental body not other-
wise indicated as a permitted use of Special Use in the
AI District.
(3) Motels and hotels.
(4) Restaurants.
(5) Service stations.
(6) Truck, bus or rail terminals.
59.3 -4 Dimensional Requirements.
(1) Minimum lot area shall be 43,560 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
(3) Minimum front yard shall be 50 feet.
(4) Minimum side yard shall be 20 feet.
(5) Minimum rear yard shall be 30 feet.
(6) Maximum height, unless otherwise specified in the New
Hanover County Airport Height Zoning Ordinance, no
building shall exceed thirty -five (35) feet in height.
59.3 -5 Protection for Residential Areas. It is hereby required in 1
a AI zone when a new principal structure is built, an existing
principal structure is renovated or expanded sufficiently to
increase its value by twenty -five (25) percent or more, in
any one or more expansions, or a change in use to a more
intensive use is made of a property, before a certificate
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of occupancy may be issued, a planted buffer strip (as
specified in Section 67 of this Ordinance) must be pro -
vided along all side and rear property lines which adjoin
a residential zone or residentially developed area. This
provision may be waived only when evidence is presented to
the Zoning Board of Adjustment that such buffer would
serve no useful purpose; and such evidence shall be heard
in the same manner as a request for other variances as
provided for in Article XII of this Ordinance. It is
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further required in an AI zone, to protect and promote
existing or future residential development, any means of
direct access to or from any permitted or Special Use in
the AI zone shall not be through any residentially zoned
or developed area or along any street or road in any
residential subdivision. If it can be demonstrated that
undue hardship will exist if this provision is strictly
enforced, the Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a
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variance in accordance with Article XII of this Ordinance.
59.3 -6 Special Requirements. The following special requirements
apply to each permitted or Special Use:
3 (1) Lighting:
(a) A pulsating, flashing, rotating, oscillating or
other type of lighting intended as an attention -
getting device shall be expressly prohibited.
(b) Flood lights, spot lights or other lighting
device shall be so arranged or shielded as not to
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cast illumination in an upward direction above an
imaginary line extended from the light source
parallel to the ground.
(2) Radio and electronic:
(a) Any radio or electronic device shall be permitted
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only in conjunction with a valid license therefor
or other authorization as may be issued by the
Federal Communications Commission.
(b) Any radio or electronic device, the operation of
which would violate any rules or regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission is expressly
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(3) Visual hazards:
(a) Any operation or use which emits smoke, dust or
creates glare or other visual hazards is expressly
prohibited.
Section 2. Any ordinance or
y part of any ordinance in conflict with this
ordinance, to the extent of such conflict, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance is adopted in the interest of public health, safety,
morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the County of New Hanover, North
Carolina, and shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.
Adopted this 7 day of , , 1976.
Chairman and Commissioner
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