DISCLAIMER This use table is to be used as a tool to assist in finding what uses are permitted in specific zoning districts. It is not an official document. The City of Charlotte Zoning Ordinance is the official zoning document and should be cross referenced to verify that a use is allowed. To use table locate the desired use and the approved zoning districts will be indicated with an “X” for uses allowed by right and with a “PC” for uses that are allowed under prescribed conditions. In an effort to clarify certain requirements a symbol of X= indicates that while the use is permitted by right there are some conditions required. City of Charlotte Revised 7/28/2010
Table 9.101 PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT
Residential Districts
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
I‐2
PC
X
I‐1
X
X
U‐1
X
X
Conditional
CC*
X
X
PC
PC
NS*
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
Industrial
PC
X
PC
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X12+ x 12+ X
X
PC
PC PC
X
Athletic and sports facilities
Athletic
and sports facilities
Child care centers
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X 12
X 12
X
12
PC
PC
PC
Child care centers, large
Civic/social service/fraternal facilities
Conference centers, convention centers and halls, exhibit halls, merchandise marts, and similar uses Country and swim clubs
Elementary and secondary schools
Group homes, up to 6 or 10 residents
Health institutions, including hospitals, clinics
Jails and prisons
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
UMUD
PC
MUDD
PC
TOD‐M
X
TOD‐E
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
B‐P
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
B‐D
X
B‐2
X
X
B‐1
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
0‐3
X
UR‐C
PC PC
X
UR‐3
PC PC
X
X
X
X
PC
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
Mixed Us
Transit
X
PC
X
X
X
0‐2
X
X
X
X
Business
0‐1
X
X
PC
Office
RE‐3*
X
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
RE‐2
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
Research
RE‐1
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
PC
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
Inst
X
MX‐3*
X
MX‐2*
X
MX‐1*
PC
PC
PC
PC
X X
X
Mixed Use
TOD‐R
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
R‐MH
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
R‐8
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
UR‐2
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
X
X
X
X
UR‐1
Equestrian oriented subdivisions PC PC
Manufactured homes / Mobile homes
Planned multi‐family and attached or buildings with 12+ units
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Adult care centers
Armories
R‐43MF
Dwellings, triplex and quadraplex
Dwellings, attached and multifamily, up to 12 units in a building
R‐22MF
X X
PC PC
R‐17MF
X
X
PC PC
R‐12 MF
PC PC
PC PC
R‐8MF
PC PC
PC PC
Urban Residential
INST
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
RESIDENTIAL USES
Active adult retirement community
Bed and Breakfasts (B & B)
Boarding houses
Dormitories
Dwellings, detached
Dwellings, duplex
Dwellings, mixed use
R‐3
Single Family
Transit
Non‐Residential Districts
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
X
PC
X
PC
PC
X
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X 12
X
12 X
X 12
12 X
X
PC
PC PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X 12 X 12 X
X
X
X 12 X 12 X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
X 12
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X 12
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
X
PC
X
PC
PC PC
X
X
PC
PC
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
Jails, within an enclosed building
Nursing homes, rest homes and homes for the aged
Orphanages, children homes and similar non‐profit institutions Recreation centers, up to 30,000 square feet
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC 5
PC
X
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PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC 5 PC 5 PC PC
X
X
X
X
X
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Table 9.101 PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT
Residential Districts
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X 12
X
X 12
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X 12
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X 3
PC
X 6
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
Conditional
U‐1
CC*
NS*
UMUD
MUDD
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
B‐P
B‐D
Industrial
X 12 X 12 X
X
X (73 X (73)
X 12 X 12 X
X
X
X
X
X (73 X (73)
X 12 X 12 X
X
X
X
X
73
73
PC
X 12 X 12 X
X
PC
PC PC PC
X
PC
X
PC
PC
X 3
X 3
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X 6
X
X 6
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
PC
X
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐3*
MX‐1*
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
PC
Mixed Use
X 12
PC
PC PC
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
R‐6
PC PC
Urban Residential
I‐2
Stadiums, coliseums and arenas
Universities, colleges and junior colleges
PC PC
Universities, colleges, commercial schools, adult training schools in arts, science, trades and professions and dormitories
Vocational schools, within enclosed buildings
Vocational schools
Institutional uses normally permitted in RE‐1 and RE‐2 by right or with prescribed conditions in residential districts
Multi‐Family
I‐1
Recreation center, community
Religious institutions, up to 750 seats
PC PC
Religious institutions, up to 1,200 seats
Religious institutions, over 1,200 seats
Short‐term care facilities
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X/PC X/PC X/PC X/PC
X/PC
GOVERNMENT USES
Government buildings, up to 300,000 sq ft some with no more than 4 drive‐
through service windows
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
X+ 19
PC
PC
PC
Government buildings, over 300,000 square feet
Police and fire stations
Post offices
Public utility office buildings CULTURAL FACILITIES
Art galleries
Libraries
Museums
Buildings for dramatic, musical or cultural activities
BUSINESS USES
Adult establishment
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
PC
X+ X+
PC PC
X+ 19 X+ 19 X+
X
X+
X
X+
X
X+
X+
X/PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X 12 X
X
X 19 X
X
X+ 19 X+ 19 X
X
X
X
X
X
X12 X
X 12 X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
X
X 12
X 19
X+ 19
X
X 12
X 12 X 12 PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X/PC
Amusement, commercial, outdoor or indoor
Auction sales or auction houses
Auction sales of real property and such personal property for the purpose of liquidation of assets
Automotive repair garages, X
X
X
X
X
PC PC
X
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X+
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Table 9.101 PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT
Residential Districts
Conditional
I‐1
I‐2
U‐1
CC*
NS*
UMUD
TOD‐M
MUDD
TOD‐E
B‐P
X+
X
X
X+
X
X
X+
X
X
X
X
Automotive service stations
X+
X+
Automotive, truck and utility trailer rental
Automotive and truck service and repair
Bakeries, retail
X
X+
X
X+
X+
X+
X+
X
Bakeries, wholesale, including manufacturing of goods on premise, up to 5,000 square feet
Bakeries, retail and wholesale, including manufacture of goods on premise, up to 2,500 square feet
Barber and beauty shops
Boarding stables
X+
Industrial
X+
X
X
X+
Automotive sales and repairs, including tractor‐trucks, Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
Automotive sales and motorcycle sales, including offices and repair facilities, up to 2,500 square feet, with no outdoor sales, display, or storage.
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X+
X 22
X
X
X
PC
X
p
p
Boat and ship sales and repairs
X
X
PC
X
X 2
X 2
X
X
X
X
Building maintenance services
X
Building material sales, retail PC
Building material sales, wholesale
X
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
Business and office uses X / PC
permitted in B‐1
X+
X+
X+
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
X / PC
Business and office uses permitted by right or with prescribed conditions in RE‐1 and RE‐2
Car washes
PC X
PC
X
X
Catalog and mail order houses
X
X
X
Clinics, medical, dental & optical
X+(10)
Clinics, medical, dental & optical, with no more than 4 drive‐
Clinics, veterinary
X 19
Commercial rooming houses
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X+ 10 X+ 10 X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X 19 X 19
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
Contractor offices and accessory storage
Contractor offices and accessory storage, excluding construction Day labor service agencies
PC
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PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X+
X+
X+
PC
PC PC
X
PC
PC
X
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Residential Districts
X+
Engraving establishments
X+
X+
X+ 22 X+ 22 X+
X
U‐1
CC*
NS*
Conditional
X+
X
Exterminators
X
Fences and fence material, retail sales within an enclosed building
X+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X+
X
X
X
X+
X+
PC 22PC 2 PC 22
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
X+
X+
PC
Flea market establishments with more than 70,000 square feet of enclosed space Florists, retail
Florists, wholesale
Funeral homes Graphics research and production facilities
Hotels and motels
Jewelers, retail
Jewelers, wholesale
Kennel, commercial
Laboratories, applied and basic research
Laboratories, applied and basic research, within an enclosed building
Laboratories, optical, medical, and dental
Laboratories, testing products and materials
Laboratories, testing of products, manufacture, processes, or fabrication
Locksmiths Manufactured housing sales X
X
Fabric sample assembly establishments
Fences and fence materials, wholesale sales
Financial institutions, up to 300,000 square feet
Financial institutions, over 300,000 square feet
UMUD
MUDD
TOD‐M
X+
TOD‐E
X+
Industrial
I‐2
X+ (22)
B‐P
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
0‐2
0‐1
PC
Mixed Us
Transit
I‐1
Dry cleaning and laundry establishments
Business
B‐D
Distributive businesses
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
PC
X
X+
X+
X+
PC
PC
PC
X
X+
X
X+
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
X
X+
X
X+
X
X+
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X+
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
X
X
X
X
X+
X
X+
X+
Marinas, commercial
PC
Merchandise showrooms
X
X
X+
X
Manufactured housing repairs
X
X
X
X
X
X
X+
X 57
X+
X
X+
X+
X 57
X+
X
X
X
X
X
PC
X
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Residential Districts
PC
Offices, over 400,000 square feet
Offices, professional, business, and general with no more than 4 drive‐through service windows per use
X+
X+
X+
X+
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
Conditional
U‐1
CC*
PC
PC
PC
X
X 45
PC
X
X+
PC
X
X
X 62 X+
NS*
PC
UMUD
PC
MUDD
X
I‐2
X+
X
X
Industrial
I‐1
X
PC PC PC PC PC 27 27 27 27 27 PC 27
X
PC
TOD‐M
X
PC
TOD‐E
B‐P
X
PC
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
Mixed‐use developments or multi‐use developments with a maximum of 30,000 square feet of GFA per floor, per tenant
Neighborhood food and beverage services
Nightclubs, bars and lounges
Nightclubs, bars and lounges up to 70,000 square feet
Nurseries and greenhouses, retail and wholesale
Offices, up to 300,000 square feet
Offices, up to 400,000 square feet
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X+
PC 22PC 2 PC 22
PC
X 19
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
X 19 X 19
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
Orthotics ‐ prosthetics facilities
Orthotics
‐ prosthetics facilities
Pest control and disinfecting services
Photo processing
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
Printing and publishing, more than 100,000 square feet
X
Radio and television stations and/or offices
X
Repair or servicing of any article
Research uses Restaurants
Retail sales and service establishments, multi‐tenant shopping centers, and personal service establishments with less than 30,000 square feet of GFA per tenant, per floor. No drive‐through windows or outdoor storage permitted
Retail sales and service establishments, and personal service establishments with more than 30,000 square feet of GFA per tenant, per floor. PC
X
Printing and publishing, up to 100,000 square feet
Retail establishments PC
X+
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
X
X
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X+
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X/X+ X/X+
X/X
X/X+ X/X+
X/C X
X
X+
X
X
X
X
X+
X+
X+
X/X+ X
X+
x+
X
X+
X+
X
PC/X+ PC/X+ PC/X+ X+
X
X+
X+
X
PC
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X+
X
PC
X+
X+
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Residential Districts
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Conditional
PC
I‐1
I‐2
X
CC*
X
NS*
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
X
Industrial
U‐1
X
Single room occupancy (SRO) residences
X
UMUD
X
Sign painting, exclusive of manufacture
MUDD
PC
Showrooms, up to 70,000 square feet
B‐P
Riding academies
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
Studios for artists, designers, photographers, sculptors, gymnasts, pottery, wood and leather craftsmen, glass blowers, weavers, silversmiths, and designers of ornamental or precious jewelry Subdivision sales offices
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tire recapping and retreading
X
Theaters, motion picture
Theaters, motion picture, drive‐
in
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
Vehicle leasing offices
PC
X+
Wholesale sales establishments
X+
X+
X+
X+
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
Abattoirs
Agricultural industries
Assembly or fabrication of previously manufactured parts, including but not limited to the following: Apparel and other textile products, electronic and other electric equipment, except electrical generator and distribution, fabric samples, furniture and fixtures, industrial machinery and equipment, instruments and related products, leather and leather products, excluding tanning or curing of hides, lumber and wood products, paper and allied products, plastic and rubber products, metal products, transportation equipment, other similiar uses
INDUSTRIAL USES
Foundries
Junk yards
X
PC
Lumber mills and storage yards
industrial uses
PC
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Residential Districts
Conditional
X
X
X
X
X
Computer and office equipment
Cosmetics
I‐2
X
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco
Communications equipment
Computer equipment and related devices
I‐1
U‐1
Industrial
CC*
NS*
UMUD
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
B‐P
X 55
MUDD
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
Manufacturing (light) or assembly uses: Aircraft component parts, appliances, bakery products, batteries, beverages, excluding alcholic beverages. Boat and ship building, brooms and brushes, burial caskets, candy and confectionary products
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
Costume jewelry and notions
Dairy products
Drafting instruments
Electrical components and accessories
X
X
X
X
Electrical devices
El
t i ld i
Electrical lighting and wiring equipment
Electric equipment
X
X
X
Electronic equipment, excluding heavy equipment such as used for electrical power generation
Fabricated metal products, excluding use of blast furnaces or drop forges
Firearms
Fruit and vegetable processing and canning
X
X
X
Furniture, cabinets, baskets, and other light wood products
X
X 56
Grain mill products
Household appliance
Household audio and visual equipment
Ice
Jewelry, silverware and plated ware
Machines and parts
Measuring and controlling devices
x 56
X
X
X
Meat products, excluding slaughtering and dressing
X 55
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Residential Districts
Conditional
I‐1
I‐2
U‐1
Industrial
CC*
NS*
UMUD
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
B‐P
MUDD
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
General Zoning Districts
Meat and poultry products, excluding slaughtering X
Mechanical devices
X
Medical instruments and supplies
X
PC
PC
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
Medical and dental equipment
X
Meters and metering equipment
Musical instruments
Office machines
Optical instruments
Ophthalmic goods
Pens, pencils, office and art supplies
Pharmaceuticals
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Photographic equipment
Plastic products, fabricated from previously prepared plastic materials
Printing and finishing of textiles and fibers into fabric goods
Preserved fruit and vegetable df i
d
bl
products
Pumps
Search and navigation equipment
Signs
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tools, dies, machinery and hardware products
X
Toys and sporting goods
Vending machines
Wire products
Watches, clocks, watch cases and parts
Other similar uses
INDUSTRIAL USES
Manufacture (HEAVY) of:
Abrasive and asbestos products
Aircraft and parts
Agricultural chemicals
Alcoholic beverages
Asphalt paving and roofing materials
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Brick, tile and clay products
Chemical manufacture, refining and processing
Concrete, gypsum and plaster products
Construction and related machinery
PC
PC
PC
PC
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Residential Districts
Conditional
I‐2
I‐1
U‐1
Industrial
CC*
NS*
UMUD
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
B‐P
MUDD
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
General Zoning Districts
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
Cut stone and stone products
PC
Electrical distribution equipment
PC
Electrical industrial apparatus
Engines and turbines
Fabricated metal products, excluding use of blast furnaces or drop forges
Farm and garden machinery
PC
PC
PC
PC
Fats and oils processings
Furniture and fixtures
Glass and glassware
Guided missiles, space vehicles, etc.
Industry machinery
Leather tanning
Manufactured housing
Meat products, including slaughtering and dressing
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
Motor vehicles and equipment
Motorcyle and parts
Ordinance and accessories
Paper and allied products
PC
PC
PC
PC
Petroleum and coal products
PC
Plastic and rubber products
Railroad equipment
Refrigerator and service machinery
Sugar refinery
Textile mill products
Tires and inner tubes
Wire products
Other similar uses
INDUSTRIAL USES
Petroleum storage facilities, up to 200,000 gallons
Petroleum storage facilities, over 200,000 gallons
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
Power generation plants
X
Prototype production facilities and pilot plants
X
X
X
X
Recycling centers
X
X
X
Recycling centers, drop‐off
Research laboratories, applied and basic
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
Railroad freight yards, marshalling yards and repair shops
Solid waste transfer station
Tire recapping and retreading
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Residential Districts
Conditional
X
X
X
X
Truck stops
Truck terminals
Utility operations center
Warehousing
Warehousing, within an enclosed building
Warehousing, excluding "mini‐
warehousing"
Waste incinerators, excluding medical waste incinerators
OTHER USES
Airports
Beneficial fill site
Buildings in excess of 40’ in height
I‐2
I‐1
U‐1
Industrial
CC*
NS*
UMUD
TOD‐M
TOD‐E
B‐P
MUDD
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
B‐1
0‐3
Business
0‐2
0‐1
Office
RE‐3*
RE‐1
RE‐2
Inst
Research
INST
MX‐1*
MX‐3*
Mixed Use
MX‐2*
Transit
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
UR‐1
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
R‐3
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
X
X
X
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
X
X
PC
X
X/X+
X PC
X
X PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
Bus and train terminals
Bus passenger stations
Bus stop shelters
PC PC
Cemeteries
PC PC
Construction and demolition (C & D) landfills
Crematorium, animal
Demolition landfills
Donation drop off facility
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
X
X
PC
X
PC
X
PC PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
X
PC
Electric and gas substations
PC
X
X
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
Facilities and structures necessary Facilities
and structures necessary
for rendering utility service, including poles, wires, transformers, telephone booths, and the like for normal electrical power distribution or communication service, and pipelines or conduits for electrical, gas, sewer, or water service
X
Farms
X
X
Heliports and helistops, limited
Highway and railroad right‐of‐
way X X Homeless shelter
Indoor recreation
Indoor recreation in multi‐family buildings
Land clearing and inert debris landfill (LCID), off‐site
PC PC
Mobile Food Vending Service
Off‐street parking
Open air market for sale of fresh food and plants
X
X
X X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X
X X 24
X X
X X
X X
X
X PC
X
X
X PC
X
X
X PC
X
X
X X
X
X X
X
X X
X
X PC
X
X
X PC
X
X
X
X X PC PC
X
X 24 X 24 X PC PC
X
X X
PC 27 PC 27 PC 27
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC 16.1PC 16.1 PC 16. PC 16.1
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Outdoor seasonal sales
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
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PC
X
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
Open space recreational uses
PC PC
Outdoor recreation
PC PC
Outdoor seasonal fresh produce stand
PC PC
X
X
PC
X
X
X
X
PC
X
X
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
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PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
X 24 X 24 X
X
X
X
Conditional
I‐2
PC
PC PC
I‐1
X 21
PC
U‐1
X (non ‐ com
X
Industrial
CC*
UMUD
X
B‐P
X
B‐D
X
B‐2
X
X
B‐1
X
X
X
0‐3
X
X
0‐2
X
X
0‐1
X
X
RE‐3*
X
X
RE‐2
X
X
MX‐3*
X
X
MX‐2*
X
X
UR‐C
PC 18 PC 18
X (non ‐ X (non ‐
comme comm
ercial X
rcial UR‐3
PC 18
X (non ‐ commerci
al only)
UR‐2
Parking lots, (temporarily surface lots), over 1 acre in size
Parks, greenways and arboretums
X
UR‐1
PC 8 PC 8
R‐MH
PC 8
R‐8MF
PC
R‐8
X
R‐6
X
R‐5
X
R‐4
X
Parking lots, privately owned, (off‐street, principal use) under 1 acre in size
General Zoning Districts
R‐3
Parking decks, structured
NS*
Mixed Us
Transit
MUDD
Business
TOD‐M
RE‐1
Office
TOD‐E
Inst
Research
INST
Mixed Use
MX‐1*
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
Multi‐Family
Transit
Single Family
TOD‐R
Non‐Residential Districts
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
Public utility structures/transmission/distribution PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
Pump stations
Quarries
PC
Raceways & drag strips
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
X +
X +
Radio, telephone, cellular telephone and telephone masts, towers, antennae and similar structures
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Recycling centers, drop‐off
Sanitary landfills
Shelter, accessory
Shelter, emergency
PC
PC
PC PC
X
X
X
PC pc
X
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
29
29
29
29
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC 32.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
Telecommunications and telephone switching facilities
it hi f iliti
Telephone booths
Temporary buildings and storage of materials
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC 23
Transit stations and associated parking facilities
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC 23 PC 23
PC PC
X
X
X
X +
X +
X + PC
X
ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES
Accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and related to a permitted principal use or structure on a lot
X + X + X + X + X + X +
Adult care homes
X + X + X +
X +
X+
X+
X+
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Child care centers in a residence
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Customary home occupations
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Bookstores, offices, printing and distribution and similar uses as accessory to a religious institution located on the same lot
Child care centers, as an accessory use or structure
X +
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
X+
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X+
X+
X+
X
Donation drop off facilities
PC PC
Dormitories, accessory to a university, college, or junior college
X + X + X + X + X +
Drive‐through service windows
PC Drive‐through service windows as an accessory to professional business and general offices
PC 7
Dumpster, trash handling areas and service entrances
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC 7 PC 7
PC
PC
PC
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PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
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Residential Districts
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
X
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
Helistops, limited
Information pillars
Conditional
U‐1
CC*
X
X
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC 2
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
Marinas, accessory to residential PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC 5
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Manager’s residence quarters
Medical waste disposal facilities as an accessory use
Outdoor lighting
PC PC
Outdoor sales, accessory
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC
PC PC
PC 5 PC 5
PC
PC
PC
PC
11.5
Outdoor sales, accessory to a retail establishment
PC PC in in B‐ B‐2 PC
PC
PC
PC
X
PC
PC PC
Outdoor storage of any materials, stock, or equipment
Parking decks as an accessory use to the principal use
Petroleum storage
NS*
X
UMUD
X
PC
Guest houses and servant quarters, PC
as an accessory use to a single family detached dwelling
Land clearing and inert landfill (LCID), on‐site
X
I‐2
PC
PC
Industrial
I‐1
PC
PC
MUDD
PC
PC
PC
TOD‐M
PC
PC
PC
TOD‐E
PC
PC
PC
B‐P
PC
PC
PC
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
PC
B‐2
PC PC
B‐1
PC PC
0‐3
PC PC
Business
0‐2
PC PC
0‐1
Fences and walls
Guest accommodations at a conference center
Office
RE‐3*
PC
RE‐2
PC
RE‐1
PC
Inst
PC
Research
INST
UR‐C
PC PC
MX‐3*
UR‐3
PC
PC
MX‐2*
UR‐2
PC
PC PC
Mixed Use
MX‐1*
UR‐1
PC PC
PC PC
R‐8
PC PC
PC PC
R‐6
PC PC
PC PC
R‐5
PC PC
Family child care home
General Zoning Districts
R‐4
Elderly and disabled housing, as an accessory to a single family detached dwelling
R‐3
R‐MH
R‐43MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
R‐17MF
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
Multi‐Family
TOD‐R
Single Family
Transit
Non‐Residential Districts
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
Petroleum storage, accessory to a permitted principal use or structure
Petroleum storage, underground, accessory to a permitted automotive service station.
Private kennels
Private stables
Recreation centers as an accessory to a school
Sale and storage of licensed and unlicensed motor vehicles
Satellite dishes and towers
Service buildings to house laundry facilities, recreational facilities, meeting rooms for residents of the park or subdivision, and a caretaker’s office.
Signs, bulletin boards, kiosks, and similar structures that provide historical information, information for noncommercial activities, or space for free use by the public
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
PC
X
X 4
X 4
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PC X
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Residential Districts
Conditional
X +
U‐1
CC*
NS*
UMUD
X+
I‐2
X + 3 X + 3
PC 6 PC 6
Industrial
I‐1
X + X +
MUDD
X + X +
TOD‐M
X +
TOD‐E
X +
B‐P
X +
Mixed Us
Transit
B‐D
B‐2
X + X +
B‐1
X+
0‐3
X+
0‐2
RE‐1
X+
Business
0‐1
INST
X+
RE‐2
MX‐3*
X + 3
PC 6
Office
RE‐3*
Inst
MX‐2*
Research
MX‐1*
Mixed Use
TOD‐R
UR‐C
UR‐3
UR‐2
X +
UR‐1
X + X + X +
R‐MH
R‐43MF
R‐17MF
Urban Residential
R‐22MF
X + X + X + X + X + X +
R‐12 MF
R‐8MF
R‐8
Multi‐Family
R‐6
R‐5
R‐4
General Zoning Districts
Vending machines
Wireless communications facilities on top of a structure
R‐3
Single Family
Transit
Non‐Residential Districts
X+
X+
X / PC
Other accessory uses and structures permitted by right or with prescribed conditions in the RE‐1 and RE‐2 districts
Key: X ‐ Uses Permitted As Of Right X+ ‐ Uses Permitted with Additional Conditions PC ‐ Uses Permitted under Prescribed Conditions * ‐ Conditional Zoning Districts must be approved by City Council. Please check the official Zoning Ordinance for up‐to‐date information on uses Permitted by Right (X) or under Prescribed Conditions(PC). This document is updated quarterly, and may not reflect recent text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance.
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