TOWN OF DURHAM ZONING REGULATIONS Effective Date: P a g e | 1 Table of Contents SECTION 1 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.2 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................... 8 SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 INTERPRETATION OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.2 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 9 SECTION 3 ZONES AND MAP ............................................................................................................................... 18 3.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES ....................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 ZONING MAP AND BOUNDARIES ............................................................................................................... 18 3.3 ZONE BOUNDARIES ................................................................................................................................... 18 3.4 CHANGE OF ZONE ..................................................................................................................................... 19 SECTION 4 RESIDENTIAL ZONES........................................................................................................................... 20 4.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL ZONES ....................................................................................................... 20 4.3 LIMITATION OF PRINCIPAL USES ................................................................................................................ 20 4.4 PERMITTED AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES ................................................................................................. 20 4.5 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 22 4.5.1 Minimum Lot Area Requirements ........................................................................................................ 22 4.5.2 Minimum Setbacks & Coverage Requirements Principal and Accessory Buildings* ................................... 22 4.6 RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................... 23 4.6.1 General Residential Requirements ....................................................................................................... 23 4.6.2 Lot Reductions ................................................................................................................................... 23 4.6.3 Junkyards .......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.6.4 Forest Land Subdivisions ..................................................................................................................... 24 4.6.5 Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace .......................................................................................................... 24 4.6.6 Unregistered Vehicles ......................................................................................................................... 24 4.6.7 Construction Standards for Common Driveways ................................................................................... 24 4.6.8 Protection of Intersections .................................................................................................................. 24 4.6.9 Trailers .............................................................................................................................................. 24 4.6.10 Fences ............................................................................................................................................. 25 4.7 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES ............................................................... 25 4.8 SPECIAL STANDARDS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES FOR MULTI-FAMILY ................................................................. 25 Town of Durham Zoning Regulations P a g e | 2 4.8.1 Two-Family, Apartments, and Multi-Family Dwellings ........................................................................... 25 4.8.2 Apartments and Multi-Family Dwelling Units ........................................................................................ 26 4.8.3 Dwellings for Elderly And/or Physically Handicapped Persons ................................................................ 27 4.9 HOME OCCUPATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 28 4.9.1 Standards .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4.9.2 Home Occupations Requiring Commission Approval .............................................................................. 29 4.9.3 Standards, Enforcement and Termination ............................................................................................ 29 4.10 SPECIAL STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN THE MAIN STREET RESIDENTIAL ZONE ......................... 30 4.11 SPECIAL STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY APARTMENTS ................................................................................. 30 SECTION 5 COMMERCIAL ZONES ......................................................................................................................... 32 5.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 32 5.2 DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL ZONE ....................................................................................................... 32 5.3 PERMITTED USES ...................................................................................................................................... 32 5.4 COMMERCIAL DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS* ................................................................................................ 34 5.5 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.......................................................................... 35 5.6 PUBLIC GARAGES AND AUTO SERVICE STATIONS ......................................................................................... 35 SECTION 6 INDUSTRIAL ZONES ............................................................................................................................ 37 6.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.2 DESIGNATION OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES ......................................................................................................... 37 6.3 PERMITTED USES ...................................................................................................................................... 37 6.4 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 39 6.5 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ...................................................................................................................... 40 6.6 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ZONE .................................................................................................................... 40 6.6.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................................. 40 6.6.2 Master Site Development Plan ............................................................................................................ 40 6.6.3 Dimensional Requirements ................................................................................................................. 41 6.6.4 Customary Accessory Uses .................................................................................................................. 42 6.6.5 Special Standards For Uses In The Design Development Zone ................................................................. 42 6.7 PUBLIC GARAGES AND AUTO SERVICE STATIONS ......................................................................................... 43 6.8 LARGE ANIMAL INCINERATION FACILITY ..................................................................................................... 43 SECTION 7 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................................... 44 7.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................. 44 7.2 AGRICULTURE CATEGORIES