§ 26-2.03.01. Land use table.

(a)

Generally. Table 2-F describes those uses that are permissible in each base zoning district. Buildings, structures, or land shall be occupied or used only in conformity with all of the regulations set forth herein for the district in which they are located. The zoning districts for Burke County are shown on the "Official Zoning Map of Burke County, Georgia."

(b)

How to read the land use table.

(1)

Within the following table the letter "P" indicates that the land use is permissible, subject to compliance with the standards of the zoning district.

(2)

The letter "S" indicates that the land use is permissible, subject to compliance with the standards of the zoning district, and the site design standards specified for the use. Site design standards for specific uses are contained in section 4.03.00.

(3)

A blank cell indicates the land use is prohibited.

(4)

Any land use that is not identified in Table 2-F is prohibited unless it is found to be substantially similar to an identified use in said table by the building official or designee.

(5)

A determination that a use qualifies as a similar and compatible use shall be made upon the building official's finding that:

a.

The characteristics of, and activities associated with the requested use is similar to one or more of the listed uses, and will not involve a greater intensity than the uses listed in the zoning district;

b.

The requested use will be consistent with the purpose of the applicable zoning district;

c.

The requested use will be compatible with the other uses allowed in the zoning district;

d.

The requested use will be consistent with the comprehensive plan and any applicable specific plan;

e.

The definition of a requested use is comparable to that of a use identified in Table 2-F; and

f.

The requested use is not allowable in another zoning district.

(c)

The administrative interpretation shall be subject to appeal, as set forth in article IX.

Table 2-F Land Use Table

P — Permissible, S — Permissible, subject to site design standards for the use in article IV Blank — Prohibited	A-1	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	O-I	C-C	C-G	I-1	I-2	I-3
Residential
Single-Family Detached Dwelling	P	P	P
Duplex				P
Townhome				P
Multi-Family				P
Manufactured Home	S	S			S
Manufactured Home Park Development					S
Accommodations
Bed and Breakfast Inn	P					P	P
Rooming and Boarding	P							P
Tourist Court								P
Commercial Campgrounds	S						S	S
Recreational Campgrounds	S
Institutional or Community Facilities
Assisted-Living Services:
Family Personal Care Home  (2-6 residents)	S	S	S			S	S	S
Group Personal Care Home  (7-15 residents)	S	S				S	S	S
Congregate Personal Care Home  (16 or more residents)						S	S	S
Hospital						S	S	S
Child Day Care:
Family Day Care Home  (3-6 children)	P	P	P		P	P	P	P
Group Day Care Home  (7-18 children)	P	P				P	P	P
Child Day Care Center, nursery school, preschool or Pre-K  (19 or more children)						P	P	P
Animal Care Facilities (hospitals, veterinary clinics, kennels and boarding facilities)	S						S	P	P
Schools (private):
K-12		S	S	S	S	P	P	P
Colleges and Universities		S	S	S		P	P	P
Business, Commercial								P	P
Trade, Industrial								P	P	P
Library Building							P	P
Museum Building							P	P
Exhibitions and Art Galleries							P	P
Zoological Park	S
Funeral Home								P	P
Cemeteries, Mausoleums, and Memorial Gardens	S	S				S	S	S	S
Private Club or Lodge							P	P
Public Assembly
Indoor Activity Uses								P	P
Religious Facilities	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Outdoor Activity Uses, excluding outdoor amusements	S						S	S	P	P
Outdoor Amusement Uses	S								S	S
Agriculture
Commercial Agricultural Production	P
Intensive Agricultural Use	S
Livestock Sales Pavilions	S
Commercial Slaughterhouses	S
Wholesale and Retail Sale of Agricultural Products	S
Animal Containment (non-intensive agricultural use)	S
Riding Stables	S
Temporary and Portable Sawmills	S
Timber Operations (excluding temporary and portable sawmills)	S
Commercial
Adult Entertainment Establishments									S	S
Business Services such as Copying, Mailing, or Printing						P	P	P	P
Car Wash								P	P	P
Convenience Store							P	P
Extensive Business Use								S	S	P
Farmers Market and Outdoor Sales	P							P	P
Financial Institutions, Banks and Credit Unions						P	P	P
Gasoline Station							P	P	P
Grocery Store							P	P	P
Laundry, Self-Service								P	P
Medical and Dental Clinics, Laboratories						P		P	P	P
Mini-Storage or Self-Storage Facility								P	P	P
Package Store (alcohol)								P
Personal Services such as Barber, Beauty, Shoe Repair, Dry Cleaning Pick-Up						P	P	P
Professional Offices						P	P	P	P	P
Restaurants, Custom Service (excludes drive-through windows)	P					P	P	P	P	P
Restaurants, Limited Service, including Fast Food and Take-Out (with or without drive-through window)						P	P	P	P	P
Retail Establishments						P	P	P	P
Small Equipment or Appliance Repair Shops								P	P
Specialty and Gift Shops such as antique, art, books, jewelry or stationers							P	P
Studios such as art, dancing, music or photography schools						P	P	P	P
Industrial, Transportation and Utilities
Airport, private	S
Junkyard									S	S
Recycling Center									S	S
Manufacturing:
Light Industry									P
General Industry										P
Industrial Uses with Nuisance Features										S
Nuclear Power Plant											P
Solar Energy Farm	S								S	S
Solid Waste Management Facility (includes landfill)										S
Truck Stop										P
Warehouse, not including self-storage									P	P
Wholesale establishment									P	P
Wind energy facility, principal use	S								S	S
Wireless telecommunication tower	S					S			S	S

 

(Ord. No. 18-01 , §§ 1, 2, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 19-02 , § 1, 4-9-2019)