Zoning Ordinance
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ZONING ORDINANCE OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE As Originally Passed June 17, 1959 with Amendments through December 23, 2010 OAK RIDGE CITY COUNCIL Tom Beehan, Mayor Anne Garcia Garland D. Jane Miller Tom Hayes David Mosby Charlie Hensley Ellen Smith Mark Watson, City Manager Kenneth R. Krushenski, City Attorney OAK RIDGE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION Terry C. Domm, Chairman Chuck Agle Austin Lance Lauren Biloski Claudia Lever Linda Brown Patrick McMillan Kelly Callison Jane Shelton Charlie Hensley COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Kathryn G. Baldwin, Director Zoning Ordinance City of Oak Ridge, TN TABLE OF CONTENTS Article I Introduction Section 1.01 Short Title ................................................................................................................................. I - 1 Section 1.02 Conflict ..................................................................................................................................... I - 1 Article II Definitions Definitions, Alphabetical Order ........................................................................................................................ II - 1 Article III General Provisions Section 3.01 General Statement of Intent .................................................................................................. III - 1 Section 3.02 General Land Use Provisions ............................................................................................... III - 2 Section 3.03 Variances to Height Limits .................................................................................................. III - 3 Section 3.04 Averaging Existing Front Setbacks ..................................................................................... III - 3 Section 3.05 Corner Lot Setbacks ............................................................................................................ III - 3 Section 3.06 Manhattan District Overlay (MDO) .................................................................................... III - 5 Section 3.07 Accessory Buildings or Structures or Additions to Principal Buildings ............................. III - 5 Section 3.08 General Provisions for All Districts ..................................................................................... III - 7 Section 3.09 Application to Lots of Record ............................................................................................. III - 7 Section 3.10 Building Setback Measurement ......................................................................................... III - 8 Section 3.11 Home Occupations .............................................................................................................. III - 8 Section 3.12 Electric Fences .................................................................................................................... III - 9 Section 3.13 Family Day Care and Group Day Care Homes ................................................................... III -10 Section 3.14 Night Clubs, Dance Clubs, Taverns, Clubs (private) and Lodges ....................................... III -11 Section 3.15 Telecommunication Towers ................................................................................................ III -12 Section 3.16 Essential Services ................................................................................................................ III -18 Section 3.17 Skateboard Structures ........................................................................................................ III -18 Section 3.18 Temporary Use Permits ..................................................................................................... III -18 Section 3.19 Public, non-profit and community facilities; Recreation areas and uses and ancillary structures such as, but not limited to, picnic grounds, playgrounds, stadiums, swimming pools, tennis courts and baseball fields including stands and fences; Community centers; Libraries; and Museums ..................................................................................................... III – 22 Section 3.20 Golf Courses ....................................................................................................................... III – 23 Section 3.21 Private and Public Educational Facilities ........................................................................... III – 24 Section 3.22 Hospitals and Health Clinics .............................................................................................. III – 24 Section 3.23 Family Day Care, Group Day Care Homes and Adult Day Care Facility .......................... III – 25 Section 3.24 Permanent and Transient Group Care Facilities ................................................................. III – 26 Section 3.25 Boarding House .................................................................................................................. III – 27 Section 3.26 Assisted Living Facilities, Independent Living Facilities, Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers ............................................................................ III – 28 Section 3.27 Religious Institutions .......................................................................................................... III – 28 i Section 3.28 Cemetery ............................................................................................................................ III – 29 Section 3.29 Stock, Dairy, and Poultry Farms (Animal Husbandry) ...................................................... III – 29 Section 3.30 Commercial Kennels .......................................................................................................... III – 29 Section 3.31 Commercial Equine Stables ............................................................................................... III – 30 Section 3.32 Commercial Plant Nurseries ............................................................................................... III – 30 Section 3.33 Mining and Quarrying Activity .......................................................................................... III – 31 Section 3.34 Bed and Breakfast (Residence) Establishment ................................................................... III – 32 Section 3.35 Bed and Breakfast (Inn) ...................................................................................................... III - 33 Article IV List of Zoning Districts Section 4.01 Classification of Districts ...................................................................................................... IV - 1 Section 4.02 Use Must Conform to District Regulations .......................................................................... IV - 1 Section 4.03 District Boundaries Shown on Zoning ................................................................................. IV - 1 Section 4.04 Interpretation of Zoning Map ............................................................................................... IV - 1 Section 4.05 Classification of Newly Annexed Lands .............................................................................. IV - 1 Section 4.06 Plat Book - Supplement to Zoning Code .............................................................................. IV - 2 Section 4.07 Establishment of Regulations Governing Use of Land and Buildings ................................. IV - 2 Section 4.08 Transitional Accessory Uses ................................................................................................ IV - 2 Article V Residential Districts Section 5.01 RG-l, Residential, Open Space and Reserved Districts ........................................................ V - 1 Section 5.02 Cluster Provision .................................................................................................................. V - 3 Section 5.03 R-1-A, R-1-B and R-1-C, Single Family Residential Districts ............................................ V - 5 Section 5.04 R-2, Low Density Residential District ................................................................................. V - 7 Section 5.05 R-3, Medium Residential District......................................................................................... V - 8 Section 5.06 R-4, High Density Residential Districts ................................................................................ V -10 Section 5.07 One-Family Residential Districts, R-1-A/B .......................................................................... V -11 Section 5.08 Multiple-Family Residential Districts R-4-A, R-4-B, and R-4-C ......................................... V -13 Article VI Office Districts Section 6.01 O-1, Office District ............................................................................................................... VI - 1 Section 6.02 O-2, Office District ............................................................................................................... VI - 2 Article VII Parking and Business Districts Section 7.01 P, Parking District ................................................................................................................ VII - 1 Section 7.02 B-1, Neighborhood Business Districts ................................................................................. VII - 2 Section 7.03 B-2, General Business Districts ............................................................................................ VII - 5 Section 7.04 UB-2, Unified General Business