HOUSTON COUNTY Zoning Ordinance November 2018 This page intentionally left blank Zoning Ordinance Table of Contents SECTION 1 - PREAMBLE, TITLE, SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE ............................................................................................... 13 1.1 PREAMBLE .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 TITLE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.3 SHORT TITLE .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.4 PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION 2 - IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 JURISDICTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 2.2 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION ....................................................................................................................................... 15 2.3 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.4 APPLICATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 2.5 SEPARABILITY ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 2.6 RELATION TO LAND USE PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 15 SECTION 3 - RULES AND DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 PERMITTED USES .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 CONDITIONAL USES ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 INTERIM USES ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.4 MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES .................................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 WORD USAGE ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.6 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................. 18 SECTION 4 - ZONING ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................................. 40 4.1 OFFICE OF ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ........................................................................................................................... 40 4.2 DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ............................................................................................ 40 4.3 FEES .............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 SECTION 5 - PERMITS ......................................................................................................................................................... 42 5.1 ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 42 5.2 ZONING PERMITS .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 5.3 TEMPORARY USE PERMIT ............................................................................................................................................. 44 5.4 SIGN AND BILLBOARD PERMITS .................................................................................................................................... 44 5.5 SEWAGE AND WATER SYSTEMS LICENSE AND PERMITS .............................................................................................. 44 5.6 TOPOGRAPHIC ALTERATION PERMITS .......................................................................................................................... 45 5.7 EXCAVATION PERMITS .................................................................................................................................................. 45 5.8 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK PERMITS ...................................................................................................................... 45 1 5.9 MOVING PERMITS......................................................................................................................................................... 45 SECTION 6 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS ........................................................................................................................... 46 6.1 APPLICATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 46 6.2 NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING .......................................................................................................................... 46 6.3 COUNTY BOARD APPROVAL REQUIRED ........................................................................................................................ 46 6.4 INVALIDATION OF PERMIT ............................................................................................................................................ 46 6.5 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ......................................................................................... 47 6.6 ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT ............................................................................................................................. 48 6.7 RECORDING ................................................................................................................................................................... 48 6.8 COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................................................................ 48 6.9 TIME LIMIT ON AMENDMENT APPLICATION AFTER DENIAL ........................................................................................ 48 SECTION 7 - INTERIM USE PERMITS .................................................................................................................................... 49 7.1 INTERIM USE PERMIT APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................. 49 7.2 NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING .......................................................................................................................... 49 7.3 AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................................................................... 49 7.4 PERMIT EXPIRATION AND TRANSFERABILITY ............................................................................................................... 49 7.5 COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................................................................ 50 7.6 FEES .............................................................................................................................................................................. 50 7.7 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING INTERIM USE PERMITS ................................................................................................... 50 SECTION 8 - AMENDMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 52 8.1 CRITERIA FOR GRANTING ZONING AMENDMENTS ....................................................................................................... 52 8.2 REQUIRED INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS ..................................................................................................................... 52 8.3 JURISDICTIONAL COORDINATION AMENDING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ........................................................................ 52 8.4 AMENDMENT PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................................................... 53 8.5 NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING