09-11-2025 Agenda Packet PBPERSON COUNTY
PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT
325 S. Morgan Street, Suite B
Roxboro, North Carolina 27573
AGENDA
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
Person County Office Building, Room 215
September 11, 2025
7:00 P.M.
A.CALL TO ORDER / DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
B.CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVOIDANCE REMINDER & DECLARATIONS
Pursuant to NCGS §160D-109 the Chair shall remind Planning Board members of their duty to avoid conflicts
of interest and to inquire as to whether there is any known conflict of interest with respect to any matters
coming before the Board at that time. Does any member have any known conflict of interest with respect
to any matters coming before the Planning Board today? If so, please identify the conflict and refrain from
any participation in the particular matter involved.
C.DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE TEXT AMENDMENTS – vote to call a public hearing on each
1.Subdivision Regulations
i.to clarify the types of subdivisions, particularly related to road access
2.Planning Ordinance
i.to allow multiple dwellings on residential lots when there is adequate water and
wastewater handling
ii.Short Term Rentals
iii.RV parks
iv.Permitted Use Table consolidation and new definitions
v.Consolidation and Organization
D.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Minutes of August 14, 2025 (attached)
E.ANNOUNCEMENTS & OTHER BUSINESS
1.October agenda preview – public hearing on text amendments forwarded tonight.
2.Staff check-in regarding other recommended changes (minutes, ordinances, agenda)
F.ADJOURNMENT
8/27/2025
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
September 11, 2025
Discussion item
Potential Text Amendment to clarify the types of land subdivision and access requirements.
Introduction
The Subdivision Regulations currently offer many options to provide the needed legal access to newly
created lots. However, these options are not listed in one place, but have to be pieced together by
reading the entire ordinance. I recommend the following amendments to make the current allowances
and requirements clear:
1) Create a section that lists the types of subdivisions and remove the definitions from the
definition section.
a. Exempt (defined by state law)
b. Family (allowed where transfer is to family members – roads are not required to be
created or built)
c. Minor (no more than 5 lots created, roads may be private or easements – construction
not clearly required)
d. Major (6 or more lots, requirement for public roads when 7 or more lots created)
2) Pull the various access options together and place in one section
a. Public Road
b. Private Road
c. Partial width right of way
d. Access easement
Attached are the relevant portions of the Subdivision Regulations with some rearranged text and new text
for discussion purposes.
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 6
SECTION 16 – EXCLUSIONS Subdivision Types
(Amended: 5-3-99)
16-1 Excluded or Exempt plats (retitling current text, no wording changes unless shown)
The following events shall be excluded from the provisions of this Ordinance:
(a) The combination or recombination of portions of previously subdivided and recorded lots if the
total number of lots is not increased and the resultant lots are equal to or exceed the standards of
the county as shown in its subdivision regulations.
(b) The division of land into parcels greater than ten (10) acres if no street right-of-way dedication
is involved.
(c) The public acquisition by purchase of strips of land for the widening or opening of streets.
(d) The division of a tract in single ownership, the entire area of which is no greater than two acres
into not more than three lots, if no street right-of-way dedication is involved and the resultant lots
are equal to or exceed the standards of the county as prescribed herein.
(e) The division of land for use as gravesites.
(f) A division of land which has been created by a judicial partition and/or sale.
(g) All re-surveys of an existing lot.
(h) Any plat presented for recordation on which a lot is shown and pledged as collateral for loan
proceeds and where the property depicted by the plat is a portion of a larger tract of property
owned by the same entity.
(i) A combination of lands which adds land to previously subdivided and recorded lots which are
contiguous to the addition.
Plats deemed an exception to the provision of this Ordinance depicting the divisions listed above may
be recorded provided the owner desiring to record such plats shall obtain a Certificate of Exception
from the Planning and Zoning Administrator and shall present such certificate to the recorder as proof
the exception condition is present. The required certificate shall read as follows:
Certificate of Exception.
I certify that said property qualifies as an exception to the provisions of the Person County Subdivision
Regulations under Section 16-1.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Date
Person County, NC
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 7
16-2 Family Subdivisions (relocated from Section 50-5, some wording rearrangement)
Family subdivisions of property, for residential purposes and use by family members, must meet the
following conditions: (Added 5-7-01)
(a)Family member status is granted to a person who is a direct lineal or adopted descendant,
lineal ascendant, sibling or spouse of the grantor.
(b)Legal documents such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate or adoption papers will be
used to show family relationship.
(c)When a family subdivision is made, the plat map must have a plat map disclaimer affixed,
which clearly states, “This is a family subdivision and road improvements are not required
unless further subdivided”.
(d)Easements to the family subdivision lots must clearly show on the plat map and include the
following annotation: “Access is over a private road right-of-way, a road maintenance agreement
is not required and may not be available.”
(e)Family subdivision of property shall be made only one time per family member. (Added 5-7-01;
Amended 8-01-05)
Family subdivisions of property will not cause any road improvement or construction requirement
of Section 50 and 53-2(a) of this ordinance to be imposed. A Family Subdivision may be further
subdivided pursuant to this section ordinance.
16-3 Minor Subdivisions (taken from definition section with wording changes noted)
Any subdivision containing not more than five (5) lots (including any remainder) division of land
where all proposed lots conform to the requirements of this and the Planning Ordinance and that does
not:
(a)Create more than 5 lots, including any remainder.
(b)Dedicate a new public road
(c)Extend an existing non-conforming private road
(d)Extend or require the extension of municipal facilities
(e)Create any public improvements
16-3.1 Options for access within a minor subdivision
a)Frontage on a public road
b)Creation of a new private road meeting the Private Road Construction Standards for Person
County
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 8
c) Frontage on an existing private road
d) Frontage on a private access easement fifty (50) feet in width and for the exclusive use of a
single residential unit established on such lot. The access shall be maintained in a condition
passable for emergency and service vehicles, and that no such access shall be established
closer than one- hundred-fifty (150) feet to any other previously recorded access. (Amended
5/3/99)
All private roads and access easements meeting the minimum standard in the Addressing and Road
Naming Ordinance for Person County must be named at the time of creation and the name must be
shown on the plat.
16-4 Major Subdivisions (taken from definitions section with wording changes noted)
All subdivisions not otherwise classified as a minor subdivision in this ordinance including, but not
limited to, subdivisions of six (6) or more lots, or any size subdivision requiring any new public street
or extension of local government facilities, or the creation of any public improvements. (Amended
5/3/99)
SECTION 17 - CONDITIONS
17-1 Regulation of the subdivision of land and the attachment of reasonable conditions thereupon is a valid
exercise of the police power granted to Person County by the State of North Carolina. The developer
must encumber the responsibility to comply with conditions imposed by the Planning Board and/or
Board of Commissioners for design, dedication, improvement, and restrictive use of the property in
question.
ARTICLE II
PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINOR SUBDIVISION
SECTION 21- SUBMISSION OF MINOR FINAL PLAT TO THE
PLANNING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
(As amended 11-3-97, 5-3-99, X-X-2021)
21-1 The requirements for obtaining minor final subdivision plat approval are as follows:
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 21
ARTICLE V
DESIGN STANDARDS
SECTION 50 - DISCLOSURE OF ROAD STATUS
(As amended 5-3-99; 4-3-00, 5-21-01; 1-07-02; 8-01-05) (Added 4-3-2000; 5-7-2001)
50-1 All streets within the subdivision regulation jurisdiction of Person County shall have a public or
private designation and comply with either the minimum construction standards for secondary roads as
required by the North Carolina Division of Highways for public roads or with minimum construction
standards of private subdivision roads as specified herein. However, the Planning Board encourages the
subdivider to use the public designation and give careful consideration to the design of streets in
accordance with those standards provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
(Amended 5-21-01)
50-2 The developer shall comply with North Carolina General Statute 136-102.6 which provides for a
disclosure statement from the developer to the purchaser establishing the status thereof (whether
privately or public)(state-maintained) of the road.
50-2.1 If the street is designated by the developer and seller as a public street, the developer and seller shall
certify that the right of way and design of the street has been approved by the Division of Highways,
and that the street has been or will be constructed by the developer and seller in accordance with the
standards for subdivision streets adopted by the Board of Transportation for acceptance on the
highway system.
50-2.2 If the street is designated by the developer and seller as a private street, the developer and seller shall
include in the disclosure statement an explanation of the consequences and responsibility as to
maintenance of a private street, and shall fully and accurately disclose the party or parties upon whom
responsibility for construction and maintenance of such street or streets shall rest, and shall further
disclose that the street or streets will not be constructed to minimum standards, sufficient to allow
their inclusion on the State highway system for maintenance.
50-2.3 A copy of the disclosure statement shall be given to the buyer. Written acknowledgment of receipt of
the disclosure statement by the buyer shall be conclusive proof of the delivery thereof. (Amended 5-
21-01)
50-3 In subdivisions in which there are seven or more lots, roads shall be designated “Public” and comply
with subdivision roads minimum construction standards required by the North Carolina Department
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 22
of Transportation, Division of Highways (paved). Except as expressed herein, State-maintained roads
shall comply with the requirements of prevailing construction standards as imposed by the North
Carolina Division of Highways. (amended 5-21-01; 1-07-02)
50-4 Private roads may be used to serve 6 or less lots but must be constructed in accordance with a policy
entitled: "Minimum Construction Standards for Private Roads, Person County, North Carolina" except
where the provisions of Section 51 of the subdivision ordinance impose additional requirements for
layout or design. (Amended 5-21-01; 1-07-02)
50-5 Private roads or private access easements may be used in Family Subdivisions. Family subdivisions
are exempted from road construction requirements. However, the access shall be the width necessary
and maintained in a condition passable for emergency and service vehicles, and that no such access
shall be established closer than one- hundred-fifty (150) feet to any other previously recorded access.
50-6 Private roads or private access easements may be used in Minor Subdivisions. A recorded access at
least fifty (50) feet in width and for the exclusive use of a single residential unit established on such
lot is acceptable. However, the access shall be maintained in a condition passable for emergency and
service vehicles, and that no such access shall be established closer than one- hundred-fifty (150) feet
to any other previously recorded access. (Amended 5/3/99)
50-7 Provisions to address existing conditions
(a) On subdivision roads constructed to NCDOT specifications and unpaved between May 3, 1999,
and May 7, 2001, serving the maximum of 24 lots, there shall be no additional lots created
utilizing the existing road or extension thereof without said road and extension being upgraded
to standards as specified in section 50-1(a) (paved). The developer or person causing standards
to be upgraded is responsible for upgrading the substandard portion of road. (Amended 5-21-01;
1-07-02)
(b) Previously established subdivisions with six (6) or more lots having an interior road or roads
designated as public and built to the previously accepted and approved Class “A” road as defined
in “Minimum Construction Standards for Private Roads, Person County, North Carolina” may
not be expanded if any additional lots will be accessed by the existing Class “A” substandard
road unless the existing public road is upgraded per paragraph 50-1 (a) above as applicable. The
developer or person causing the needed upgrade to the Class “A” road is responsible for
upgrading the substandard portion of the road. (amended 5-21-01)
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 23
(c) All “private” or undesignated Class A roads that existed as of May 3, 1999, the date of approval
of this ordinance change are grandfathered and exempt from paragraph 50-1(a) through (d).
(Amended 5/3/99, amended 4/3/00, amended 5-21-01)
(f) Subdivision roads which as of March 9, 1987, the date of Person County minimum construction
standards for private roads, were either in existence or referred to in a deed or plat, whether
recorded or not, are grandfathered and exempt from the provisions of paragraph 50-1(a) through
(e). “Grandfathered”, for purposes of Section 50-1 means a road is exempt from standards
imposed by Section 50-1 until such times as an extension is made to the road, a cul de sac is
added to the road, a connection is made to another road; or, for a road created after March 9,
1987, the road serves more lots than was permitted for that type road at the time it was created.
If a road loses its grandfathered status, it is subject to all requirements of Section 50-1 as of the
date of the loss of the grandfathered status. (Added 4/3/2000,) (Amended 5/21/01)
50-2 Family subdivisions of property, for residential purposes and use by family members, will not cause
any road improvement or construction requirement of Section 50 and 53-2(a) of this ordinance to be
imposed. A Family Subdivision may be further subdivided pursuant to this section. The following
conditions apply to a “family” subdivision authorized by this paragraph: (Added 5-7-01)
(a) Family member status is granted to a person who is a direct lineal or adopted descendant,
lineal ascendant, sibling or spouse of the grantor.
(b) Legal documents such as a birth certificate, marriage certificate or adoption papers will be
used to show family relationship.
(c) When a family subdivision is made, the plat map must have a plat map disclaimer affixed,
which clearly states, “This is a family subdivision and road improvements are not required unless
further subdivided”.
(d) Easements to the family subdivision lots must clearly show on the plat map and include the
following annotation: “Access is over a private road right-of-way, a road maintenance agreement is
not required and may not be available.”
(e) Family subdivision of property shall be made only one time per family member. (Added 5-7-
01; Amended 8-01-05) (Language relocated)
SECTION 51 - STREET DESIGN STANDARDS - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(As amended 10-17-88, 11-7-94, 5-3-99)
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 24
51-1 In any new subdivision, the street layout shall conform to the arrangement, width and location
included on any official plans for Person County. In areas for which such plans have not been
completed, the streets shall be designed and located in proper relation to existing and proposed streets,
to the topography, to such natural features as streams and tree growth, to public convenience and
safety, and to the proposed use of land to be served by such streets.
51-2 Street layouts shall be as follows:
(a) Street jogs with center line offsets of less than one-hundred-fifty (150) feet shall be avoided.
(b) Intersections with a major street or highway shall be at least four-hundred (400) feet apart from
corner property line to corner property line.
(c) In subdivisions in which there are twenty-five (25) or more lots and where the subdivision access
is off a state secondary road or a major highway, the subdivision entrance shall be designed to
allow at least one lane ingress into the subdivision and two lanes egress out of the subdivision to
allow a right turn lane and a left turn lane onto the highway.
(d) Turn arounds shall have a minimum of seventy (70) feet (driving surface) unless NCDOT
standards are greater.
(e) Two means of ingress/egress (loop roads) are preferred. (Amended 5/3/99)
(f) Where an approved concept plan shows extension of roads to subsequent phases or to additional
property, a temporary turn around shall be installed. Said turn around shall have a minimum 70
foot diameter (driving surface). The temporary turn around does not have to be paved. (amended
5-21-01)
51-3 LEFT BLANK
51-4 A partial-width right of way may be allowed in a subdivision where:
(a) In the judgment of the Planning Board it is found that the nature and location of the subdivision,
including such considerations as topography, the surrounding area, the present and future road
plans, and access by public safety vehicles, are such that a partial width right-of-way is justified;
and,
(b) The access serving the subdivision is classified as a Class B road in accordance with a policy
entitled: "Minimum Construction Standards for Private Roads, Person County, North Carolina";
and,
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 25
(c) The right-of-way width provided is adequate to allow for the construction of a travelway, ditches,
shoulders and turn around required for the class of road serving the subdivision; and,
(d) The right-of-way width provided would allow access by the largest emergency services vehicle
serving the district in which the subdivision is located; and,
(e) If one or more of the following conditions are met:
(1) When the partial width right-of-way adjoins undeveloped property and is not less than
twenty-five (25) feet in width, and when said adjoining undeveloped property is subdivided
and the remainder of the full required right-of-way can be dedicated.
(2) When access to the subdivision is across property owned by other than the applicant and the
property owner is unwilling to grant, sell or otherwise convey the full required right-of-way
width to the applicant.
(3) When pre-existing conditions preclude the provision of full right of way due to the pattern
of adjacent development, historical common access and/or site-specific physical constraints.
(f) Failure of the Planning Board to render a decision by its next regular meeting after the request
has been received shall constitute the approval thereof. The decision of the Planning Board
may be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners and the failure to render a decision
within forty-five (45) days shall constitute approval thereof.
51-5 Alleys shall be required in all blocks along the rear line of business property. Alleys may also be
required in multiple family residential or industrial blocks if, in the opinion of the Planning Board,
alleys are needed to service these areas. All permanent dead-end alleys shall be provided with a
turnaround.
51-6 No alley shall have access from a major street or highway but shall have its access points confined to
minor streets.
51-7 In order to provide a uniform system of road naming along both public and private roads; to eliminate
duplicate or phonetically similar street names; to provide for the uniform marking of public and
private streets and roadways; and to establish procedures by which road names can be named or
renamed the "Road Naming Ordinance for the County of Person, North Carolina" is incorporated
herein by reference.
51-8 Where a tract of land to be subdivided adjoins a federal or state highway, the subdivider may be
required to provide a marginal access street parallel to the highway or reverse frontage on an interior
street for the lots to be developed adjacent to the highway. If reverse frontage is required, then the
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 26
subdivider shall be required to provide an easement ten (10) feet wide parallel and adjacent to the
right of way of the highway. Such easement shall be restricted to the planting of trees or shrubs for
screening purposes and shall be in addition to all other easements required by this Ordinance.
51-9 Drainage pipes shall be installed under driveways which cross a drainage ditch and these pipes shall
have a minimum inside dimension of fifteen (15) inches. This requirement may be waived when
valley gutter system is approved.
51-10 Driveways shall be constructed so that drainage water will not run into the road or highway.
51-11 In all major subdivisions which adjoin a major highway or state secondary road having an average
daily traffic count of 2,000 vehicles or more, the subdivider shall reserve a twelve (12) foot right-of-
way on that portion of the subdivision that is located along that road frontage. The right-of-way shall
be measured from the centerline of the subdivision access road which intersects the major highway or
state secondary road and shall be a minimum of 300 linear feet.
51-12 In all major subdivisions which adjoin a major highway or state secondary road having an average
daily traffic count of 3,000 vehicles or more, the developer shall be required to construct a right turn
lane into the major subdivision. Right turn lanes shall not be required where there is not sufficient
road frontage along the land being subdivided and there is not sufficient right-of-way on adjacent
property to construct the turn lane.
It shall be the applicant's responsibility to provide written explanation of why there is not sufficient
area to construct the turn lane.
SECTION 52 - BLOCKS
52-1 Intersecting streets shall be laid out at such intervals that block lengths are not more than twenty-four
hundred (2400) feet nor less than four hundred (400) feet except where, in the opinion of the Planning
Board, existing conditions justify a modification of this requirement.
52-2 Blocks shall have sufficient width to provide for two tiers of lots of appropriate depth, except where
otherwise required to separate residential development from through traffic or nonresidential uses
52-3 Pedestrian ways or cross walks, not less than ten (10) feet in width shall be provided near the center
and entirely across any block 1,200 feet or more in length or at the end of cul-de-sacs, where deemed
essential, in the opinion of the Planning Board, to provide adequate pedestrian circulation or access
to schools, shopping areas, churches, parks, playgrounds, transportation or other similar facilities.
Date of Adoption: March 9, 1987 27
SECTION 53 - LOTS
(As Amended 11-18-91, 5-3-99; 10-7-2002)
53-1 Lot sizes, shapes, and locations shall be made with due regard to topographic conditions, contemplated
use, and the surrounding area. Land subject to flooding and land deemed by the Planning Board to
be uninhabitable for other reasons shall not be platted for residential occupancy, nor for such other
uses as may increase danger to health, life or property, or aggravate the flood hazard, but such land as
may be set aside for such uses as will not be endangered by periodic or occasional inundation, or will
not produce unsatisfactory living conditions.
53-2 Every lot shall front or abut on a dedicated street or a private road constructed in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance except as follows unless otherwise allowed due to the type of subdivision
or other provision of this ordinance:
(a) Lots located in one (1) to five (5) lot subdivisions, provided there shall exist a recorded access at
least fifty (50) feet in width and for the exclusive use of a single residential unit established on
such lot. However, the access shall be maintained in a condition passable for emergency and
service vehicles, and that no such access shall be established closer than one- hundred-fifty (150)
feet to any other previously recorded access. (Amended 5/3/99)
53-3 Proposed lot lines and the centerline of a proposed street may be coterminous, provided however that
a ten (10) foot utility easement is located within the proposed street right of way. Further, that portion
of the lot which is located within the proposed street right of way may be used to comply with
minimum lot size requirements shown in Section 55.
53-4 Residential lots not having access to public water and public sewage disposal shall be at least 43,560
square feet in area of usable land not less than one hundred (100) feet wide at the building line.
53-5 Where public water and sewer facilities are not available and individual water supplies or individual
sewage disposal systems are planned, the subdivider, at his own expense, shall have the site
investigated under the supervision of the County Health Department or other person approved by the
County Health Department to determine whether or not such individual facilities are feasible and shall
present proof to the Planning Board that appropriate soil tests have been conducted and each lot in the
subdivision not served by public water and sewage disposal systems has been approved by the County
Health Department for individual water supplies and/or sewage disposal systems. The site
investigation for sewage disposal shall include sufficient number of percolation tests, and test holes
8/27/2025
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
September 11, 2025
Discussion item
Potential Text Amendment to clarify the number of dwellings permitted on a parcel.
Introduction
The planning ordinance does not indicate whether there can be more than one dwelling on a lot.
Discussion in July indicated the board members were interested in continuing to allow multiple dwellings
on a lot provided well and septic were adequate.
The following language is offered for discussion and reaction.
Create a new section in the ordinance to describe how multiple dwelling might be allowed. Related to
this amendment, I would also suggest separating “garage apartment” from “two-family dwelling” in the
permitted use table and create a use called accessory dwelling unit. I think dwelling, multiple family is
meant to be treated as a “planned building group.” Therefore, I think a reference to that use should be
added to dwelling, multiple family and the “x” under RC changed to an S to trigger the Special Use
Permit required for all planned building groups.
At the time of packet preparation, I had not gotten a reaction from Environmental Health about this
language or clarity about sharing wells and septic tanks. I will have that feedback by the time of the
meeting.
Section 61 – Residential Density options
1. In the R and RC district, any lot may contain a second dwelling unit in the form of an attached
duplex, garage apartment, or other accessory dwelling provided adequate water and
wastewater systems are available for the total number of bedrooms proposed. If services are
from a well and or septic system, these may be individual or shared, as authorized by
Environmental Health.
2. In the RC district, any lot of 2 acres or more in size may contain multiple dwelling units when all
of the following conditions exist:
a. Adequate well and septic sites exist for the total number of bedrooms proposed in all
dwellings.
b. The well and or septic system may be individual or shared, as authorized by
Environmental Health.
c. Each dwelling has legal access to a public or improved private road either through direct
frontage on the right of way or across a platted access easement.
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d. A scaled drawing is presented documenting the layout of a division of the tract to place
each dwelling on a separate lot in a manner complaint with the Subdivision Regulations
in place at the time of permit application for the second or subsequent dwelling. The
division does not need to be recorded or prepared by a formal survey.
e. For the purposes of this section, the following dwelling types are authorized to be
collocated on a single lot in any combination if otherwise compliant with this section:
i. Single family dwelling
ii. Garage apartments and other accessory dwelling units or tiny homes built to the
residential building code.
iii. Manufactured Home, Class A,
iv. Manufactured Home Class B
Appendix A - Definitions
Dwelling, Accessory a dwelling unit constructed on a lot with a primary dwelling unit, built to the
state residential building code, and generally of a smaller size while providing a complete living facility as
defined in this ordinance. The accessory unit may be attached to the primary unit or freestanding. It may
be located above or attached to another customary accessory structure on the lot. It may be a “tiny
home” built to the residential building code.
Appendix B – Permitted Use Table
PRINCIPAL USES ZONING DISTRICTS
R B-2 B-1 GI RC
Dwelling, Accessory X X
Dwelling, Single-Family X X X X
Dwelling, Two-Family and Garage Apartments X X X X
Dwelling, Multiple-Family (See Section 80Planned Building
Group) S S S X S
Planned Building Group (See Article Viii, Section 80) (Added
12/1/03) S X S X S S
8/27/2025
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
September 11, 2025
Discussion item
Potential Text Amendment to define short term rentals and indicate the approval process for various
types.
Introduction
During the attempt to draft a Unified Development Ordinance, there was significant discussion about
short term rentals.
Defining the term and types of this use is important, then establishing a review process for each type.
The draft UDO had defined the term “lodging unit” to address the temporary nature of the occupancy and
the fact that residents have a permanent residence elsewhere. State law also defines variations on use as
it relates to rental agreements for vacation rentals.
LODGING UNITS– A Bed & Breakfast Home, per NCGS § 130A-247 (5a), or Short-Term Rental are types of
lodging units. For this Ordinance, the following applies:
a) BED & BREAKFAST – A home or lodge that provides overnight accommodations in up to eight
individual rooms, with or without a meal (usually breakfast) served to guests, that is the
permanent residence of the owner or manager of the business. This use may be permitted with a
home occupation permit in any dwelling where the area of the guest rooms does not exceed 25%
of the total heated floor area of the principle dwelling structure along with the other requirements
for home occupations.
b) SHORT-TERM RENTAL – The rental of a complete dwelling unit, for occupancy; or camper, or
recreational vehicle for lodging or sleeping purposes, for an amount of time less than thirty (30)
days, per renter, and meets all regulatory requirements, with no separate staff, office, or
managerial front desk. Campers and recreational vehicles may only be located within an approved
park. This use may occur in any dwelling unit or park without further permitting.
c) All lodging units under this definition are to be occupied by residents who have a permanent home
to which they intend to return. (From draft UDO with edits)
PRINCIPAL USES R B-
2
B-
1 GI RC
Bed and Breakfast Inns, Boarding and Rooming
Houses, and Tourist Homes S X X
Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park (Amended
8/2/2010) (See Section 155-2) S S S SX
Lodging Units X X X X X
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A Bed and Breakfast is generally a small-scale hotel that occupies a residential dwelling. Rarely was the
structure constructed to house guests. Its more commonly a redevelopment of house that is too large for
family use. The tradition has been for the hosts to provide breakfast to the lodgers, though that is not
always the case. Meals are not available to the general public and generally don’t have a separate price
from the lodging.
The definition specifically references 8 rooms because the definition of a hotel starts at a facility having 9
guest rooms.
The smaller the scale of this facility, the more likely it is able to fit into a neighborhood with limited impact.
I have added the provision to allow this use with a home occupation permit when the guest area meets
the 25% floor area applied to other home occupations. I have seen this work in other communities.
Discussion points
• The board may want to discuss whether the structure is required to be the residence of the
manager/owner. This does not need to be the case, but it does limit the use. The home occupation
option should only be available if it is indeed the manager/owner’s residence.
• I made the provision of a meal flexible and also allowed the option of other meal service.
• If the board wants more clarity that the public cannot be served a meal, that can be added.
• Whether events can be hosted may also be a point of discussion as B &Bs are often event venues.
Short-term rentals
When an entire dwelling unit is rented with no staff, there is no real difference from a land use standpoint
than if the house is permanently occupied by a long-term renter. If there are too many people occupying
a house in the short-term, zoning is not the way to address that because the enforcement process is too
long and time consuming.
Discussion points
• I do not recommend additional permit requirements for this activity in any way. I don’t think it is
truly within the county’s purview.
• Language could be added to specify that the entire dwelling must be rented, not individual rooms
• Language could be added to specify that accessory dwelling cannot be offered as short term
rentals unless the property owner also lives on site.
• Aspects of short-term rental like overcrowding, trash or traffic need to be addressed by other
departments. The standards and requirements proposed by the UDO all addressed items that
weren’t strictly land use in nature.
Language from draft UDO:
A. Lodging (Short-Term Rental Units)
1. Short-term rental units, for purposes of this Ordinance, include tourist homes, short-term rental
homes, whole-house rentals, bed & breakfasts, homestays, or other short-term rentals without an
on-site manager and are subject to the provisions set forth in NCGS § 42A governing their use.
2. Short-term rental units, similar to all uses in this Ordinance, shall have an active Zoning Permit, prior
to lease, rent, use, or occupancy of the unit. Any short-term rental unit not operating in compliance
with this Ordinance, shall cease operation until a Zoning Permit is obtained. Short-term rental units
receiving greater than two (2) notices for operation prior to receipt of a Zoning Permit shall not be
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able to operate, shall have their Zoning Permit revoked, and may not apply for a new Zoning Permit
for a minimum of one (1) year (e.g., 365 days) from the second notification date.
3. All properties shall prominently display within the inside entryway of a home, the name(s) of a local
contact person who is responsible to maintain, operate, and respond to guests concerning the
property within two (2) hours of contact. The property owner is responsible to keep this contact
information current for public safety purposes. Emergency and non-emergency matters arising at the
exterior of the home are encouraged to contact the applicable local public safety offices.
4. Short-term rental unit off-street parking shall utilize the existing driveway provided at the home and
shall not utilize areas that are not designed for parking on the lot (e.g., lawns, adjoining streets,
sidewalks, or community common areas). No on-street parking (e.g., parking in rights-of-way) shall be
permitted. The driveway may be expanded between the driveway and the side lot line, provided that
stormwater management and building setback regulations are followed and the appropriate permits
are obtained prior to work performed.
5. Short-term rental units shall have one (1) electrical meter that serves the rental unit and kitchen.
Subdivision of the rental unit into multiple rental units and kitchenettes shall be prohibited. No
accessory structures shall be used for rental units.
6. Short-term rental units shall adhere to the Person County Noise Ordinance, as enforced by the Person
County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff’s Office). Violation of the County Noise Ordinance may result in
revocation of a Zoning Permit.
7. Waterfront short-term rental units or units within master planned residential developments with
water access shall not add boat docks nor shall alter the shoreline, littoral zone, or riparian buffers,
unless permitted by the applicable lake management agency of that waterbody.
8. Short-term rental units shall only be used for lodging and no other uses shall be permitted within the
unit nor on the site (e.g., commercial venues, assemblies, weddings, etc.)
9. Garbage and recycling receptacles shall be provided and emptied at a minimum of once a week.
Garbage and recycling receptacles shall be stored in a screened area to the side or rear of the house
except on collection day. No garbage or refuse shall be located outside of the garbage receptacle.
Bulk waste collection costs shall be the responsibility of the property owner and removed at a
minimum of once a week.
10. Short-term rental units shall not be occupied that exceed existing utility services (e.g., mechanical,
electrical, or plumbing) for the home, including the septic tank capacity as permitted by the
Department of Environmental Health. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to ensure
compliance with this requirement.
8/27/2025
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
September 11, 2025
Discussion item
Potential Text Amendment to define allow Camper/RV Parks in the RC district by right and maintain the
SUP requirement for other districts
Introduction
The Board of Commissioners has expressed some interest in allowing Camper/RV Parks by right in the RC
district to ease the short-term housing crunch expected with significant construction activity at county
non-residential sites.
The text amendments would:
• Change the use to by right in the RC district
• Keep the SUP requirement in R & B districts
• Add a requirement for a planted buffer in the RC district where the parcel abuts a US or NC
highway. The planting standard is the same are required for industrial.
• Move the SUP requirements into a newly created section that consolidates SUP requirements by
use. For more information – see the consolidation amendments. Section numbering may change.
PRINCIPAL USES R B-2 B-1 GI RC
Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park (Amended
8/2/2010) (See Section 155-2) S S S SX
80-4 Additional Requirements for Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park (NEW)
a) A minimum lot size of two acres is required.
b) Density to be 2500 square feet for each tent or trailer space.
c) A minimum fifty foot buffer when property abuts US/NC highways. Buffers shall include
at a minimum, evergreen shrubs and a combination of deciduous and evergreen trees.
Every 500 square feet of buffer shall include one evergreen or deciduous tree that shall
have a height and spread of at least 30’ within 10 years; and, 5 evergreen shrubs, or 3
evergreen and 2 deciduous shrubs, with a height and spread of at least 5’ in 10 years.
Existing vegetation may be counted toward the required plantings when identified on
a landscape plan and certified by an arborist, landscape architect, landscape designer.
Plants identified for the buffer must be protected from all land disturbing activities and
construction at a distance equal to the drip line of the plant(s) to be used toward the
buffer.
d) Each campsite shall contain a stabilized parking pad of either pavement or gravel and
one off- street parking space.
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e) A sanitary source of drinking water shall be not more than 200 feet, toilet facilities not
more than 400 feet and wash houses not more than 1500 feet from any tent or tr ailer
space. This provision shall not apply where community water and sewer connections
are provided to trailers having self-contained kitchens and bathroom facilities. (Added
8/2/2010)
80.8 Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park/Tourist Court (moved from current SUP
section)
a) A minimum lot size of two acres is required.
b) Density to be 2500 square feet for each tent or trailer space.
c) A minimum fifty foot undisturbed buffer from all property lines.
d) Each campsite shall contain a stabilized parking pad of either pavement or gravel
and one off- street parking space.
e) A sanitary source of drinking water shall be not more than 200 feet, toilet facilities
not more than 400 feet and wash houses not more than 1500 feet from any tent or
trailer space. This provision shall not apply where community water and sewer
connections are provided to trailers having self-contained kitchens and bathroom
facilities. (Added 8/2/2010)
Definitions to be added & Updates to the Permitted Uses
New language unless otherwise noted. Most terms are being added to the permitted use table OR are
components of other defined terms.
Throughout this document: Strikethrough font is used to show existing language to be removed and Italic
font is used to shown new text. Highlighting is added to dawn attention to changes of both types.
AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD - Any commercial establishment tract of land which is maintained, used, or
operated for storing, salvaging, keeping, buying and selling two or more wrecked, scrapped, ruined,
dismantled or inoperable motor vehicles and which are not being restored to operation, regardless of
the length of time which individual motor vehicles are stored or kept at said establishment. The phrase
“automobile graveyard” as used herein shall be interpreted to include all service stations and repair
shops which have on their premises four or more wrecked scrapped, ruined, dismantled or inoperable
motor vehicles which are not being restored to operation. Any accumulation of materials meeting this
definition but without any commercial activity OR on property zoned Residential or Rural shall be a
violation of this ordinance and Person County may pursue enforcement and abatement of the nuisance.
(Definition is from Automobile Graveyard ordinance. Italic section is an addition for clarity)
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP - An establishment which is maintained and operated for the primary
purpose of making mechanical and/or body repairs to motor vehicles (Definition is from Automobile
Graveyard ordinance)
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION - An establishment which is maintained and operated for the primary
purpose of making retail sales of fuels, lubricants, air, water, and other items for the operation and routine
maintenance of motor vehicles and/or for making mechanical repairs, servicing and/or washing of motor
vehicles. (Definition is from Automobile Graveyard ordinance)
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) – A large-scale system of battery devises assembled together
on the same site for the purpose of storing electrical energy to a chemical form and making energy
available to convert from chemical energy back to electrical energy. These uses are often located in close
proximity to power generation sites or electrical transmission grids. Classified as utility, energy storage in
this ordinance. (From draft UDO)
CABIN – A site built or manufactured dwelling unit used for temporary overnight occupancy, typically,
within a campground, RV park, or park setting. (From draft UDO)
CAMPER/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE – A vehicular type unit designed as temporary living quarters for
recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn
by another vehicle. The basic entities are travel trailer, camping trailer, and truck camper and motor
home. (in current ordinance)
CAMPER/RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK (COMMERCIAL & WORKFORCE HOUSING) – Any site or tract of
land upon which two or more recreational vehicles, tent spaces, or cabins are provided for occupancy
according to the requirements set forth in this Ordinance short term or long-term occupancy. (in current
ordinance)
CONTRACTOR or CONSTRUCTION TRADE – One who accomplishes works or provides facilities under
contract with another and specifically engages in a specialized construction trade or related field. This use
includes but is not limited to: general construction contractors, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, sheet metal,
roofing, glass, locksmith, carpet cleaning, exterminating, and other construction base of operations. This
use does not include retail sales related to these trades unless such sales are clearly accessory to the
primary use.
DATA CENTER – A facility that provides a large group of networked computer servers for remote data
storage, processing, and distribution of electronic data, conducting research, or developing prototypes for
future use. (From draft UDO)
HOME OCCUPATION – Any business use conducted by the occupants of a dwelling unit, so that the use is
clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use and does not change the dwelling unit use or
character as a permitted house, other than a small building-mounted sign attached to the dwelling unit.
(From draft UDO)
HOTEL OR MOTEL – A building or group of buildings containing nine (9) or more individual rooms for the
purpose of providing overnight accommodations to the general public for compensation, with or without
meals that has common facilities for reservations and cleaning services, combined utilities, and on-site
management and reception services. Hotels or motels may provide on-site parking, access to hotel rooms
is provided through hallways, the building(s) may include meeting rooms, conference facilities, and
recreation facilities for use by reservation. (From draft UDO)
JUNK - Scrap metal, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, tires, waste, or junked, dismantled
or wrecked motor vehicles or parts. A residential parcel of land in which an area of 600 square feet or
more of "junk materials” are kept or stored at any given place whether for profit or not, shall be in violation
of this ordinance. Materials enclosed in closed buildings, solid waste containers or rolling stock (i.e., rail
cars, trailer or other containerized body not intended or designed to be self-propelled) are excluded. (all
but italics section is from Automobile Grave Yard ordinance)
JUNKYARD, COMMERCIAL - Any establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or
used for storing, salvaging, keeping, buying or selling junk or for maintenance or operation of an
automobile graveyard, but shall not include garbage dumps or county-operated sanitary landfills. (from
Automobile Grave Yard ordinance)
LODGING UNITS– A Bed & Breakfast Home, per NCGS § 130A-247 (5a), or Short-Term Rental are types of
lodging units. For this Ordinance, the following applies:
a) BED & BREAKFAST – A home or lodge that provides overnight accommodations in up to eight
individual rooms, with or without a meal (usually breakfast) served to guests, that is the
permanent residence of the owner or manager of the business. This use may be permitted with a
home occupation permit in any dwelling where the area of the guest rooms does not exceed 25%
of the total heated floor area of the principle dwelling structure along with the other requirements
for home occupations.
b) SHORT-TERM RENTAL – The rental of a complete dwelling unit for occupancy; or camper or
recreational vehicle for lodging or sleeping purposes, for an amount of time less than thirty (30)
days, per renter, and meets all regulatory requirements, with no separate staff, office, or
managerial front desk. This use may occur in any dwelling unit or park without further permitting.
c) All lodging units under this definition are to be occupied by residents who have a permanent home
to which they intend to return. (From draft UDO with edits)
OFFICES & PERSONAL SERVICES – An establishment where clients come to seek a variety of professional
consultative services or personal care including but not limited to accountants, appraisers, architects,
attorneys, financial consultants, hair salons, nail salons, real estate agencies. This use excludes medical
and dental clinics. (From draft UDO with edits)
SAWMILL OPERATIONS – An establishment often operating as a sawmill to break bulk timber into wood
products, such as lumber and heavy timbers. (From draft UDO)
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS - A business which offers its customers or patrons any device, activity or
demonstration depicting specified sexual activities, or which is intended to appeal to sexual interests,
titillation or arousal of the customer or patron. A sexually oriented business shall include an adult
establishment as defined in NCGS § 14-202.10 (2) and, in addition, without limitation: adult arcade, adult
bookstore, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult media center, adult live entertainment business, adult
motel, adult motion picture theater, adult mini motion picture theater, adult theater, adult escort agency,
nude model studio, and sexual encounter center. (from Sexually Oriented Business ordinance)
STORAGE, HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL – Storage of goods and materials inside a substantially
enclosed building. This use includes self-storage rentable by individuals, as well as storage of materials for
other purposes. Distribution centers are classified with warehousing.
STORAGE, OPEN – Storage of goods and materials without protection from weather or significant
enclosure. This use refers to materials that can withstand exposure to weather and retain value. Open
storage of materials with limited value or with no regard to weather exposure are salvage operations.
Uses include storage of pipe and lumber, gravel and mulch, and other raw or lightly processed materials.
TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING – Temporary workforce housing is a form of affordable housing
within campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks, where some units are rented to workers on area
projects for a seasonal or per-project basis. The time period of the rental is longer than a typical vacation,
but not necessarily a permanent or long-term arrangement. (From draft UDO)
UTILITY SYSTEMS – Equipment and facilities that are used both publicly and privately for the provision of
utilities. This may include, but is not limited to appurtenances, distribution lines, easements, combined-
cycle systems, hydroelectric, battery energy storage systems, solar energy panels or systems, natural gas
assemblies, liquefied natural gas, power plants, including small modular nuclear reactor, and central utility
operations for water and wastewater provision. For this Ordinance, large-scale utility systems are
considered 10-acres or greater and small-scale utility systems are considered less than 10-acres in size.
(From draft UDO)
PRINCIPAL USES R B-2 B-1 GI RC
Accessory Building XXXX X
Accessory Uses Incidental To Any Permitted Use (*See Note XXX X
AGRICULTURAL OR FARM USE EXEMPT FROM
PLANNING ORDINANCE
Aircraft Equipment, Parts and Supplies (*See Note 5)XX* X
Airport Operations (*Note 5 and Sections 90 & 91) S S S X* S
Airstrips, (Private) /Heliport Without Commercial Activity
(*See Note 8) (Added 5/7/01)X* X* X* X* X*
Ambulance Service or Rescue Service SXXXSXX
Amusement Parks SX
Animal Medical Care (Including Kennel Operations)XX X
Auction Sales (Excluding livestock auctioning)SX X
Automobile Off-Street Parking, (Commercial)XX X X
Automobile Parts and Accessory Sales XX X
Automobile Rentals and Leasing (*See Note 5)X X X* X
Automobile Repair and/or Body Work (Excluding
commercial wrecking, dismanteling, or storage of junk
vehicles) Amended 12/01/2008
XS
Automobile Sales, New and Used SX X
Automobile Service Station Operations XX X
Bank, Savings and Loan Company and Other Financial
Activities XX S X
Barber or Beauty College Instruction XX X
Bed and Breakfast Inns, Boarding and Rooming Houses, and
Tourist Homes SX X
Books and Printed Matter, Distribution XX
Bowling Alley XX X
Brewery, Distillery, Winery (Added 10/2/17)S XX X SX
Bus Repair and Storage Terminal Activities (Amended
12/1/2008)XS
Bus Station Activities (*See Note 5)S X X* X
Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park (Amended 8/2/2010) (See
Section 155-2)SSS SX
Carwash XX X
Catering XX X
Cemeteries - Church or Family XXXS X
Cemeteries – Commercial SSS X
Church, Temples, Synagogues XXXX X
Clinic Services, Medical and Dental S X X S X
The current table listed 170 uses, many that were quite similar. The priamry change for consolidation is to combine
retail operations and to combine many office operations.
PRINCIPAL USES R B-2 B-1 GI RC
Club or Lodge SSS X
Commercial Modular Building (Adopted 5/5/97)XX X
Contractors & Construction Trades with outside storage or
equipment or supplies (Amended 11/19/2007)SXX X
Contractors & Construction Trades without outside storage or
equipment or supplies XX
Convenience Stores SXX X
County Governmental Facility (Adopted 2/3/97)SXX X
Data Center XX X X
Day Care Center SXXX X
Dwelling, Multiple-Family (See Section 80)SSS X
Dwelling, Single-Family XXX X
Dwelling, Two-Family and Garage Apartments XXX X
Eating and Drinking Facilities (Amended 12/1/2008)XX S
Equipment Rental (Amended 11/16/20)XX X X
Event Center (Amended 09/09/2019)SXXX X
Family Care Home XXX X
Farm Machinery Sales and Servicing SX X
Fire Station And Law Enforcement Operations SXXX X
Funeral Home SXX X
Game and Sports Facilities (Amended 5-18-92)SS
Golf Courses SXX X
Grocery, Wholesale XX
Group Home for Developmentally Disabled Adults XXX X
Gunsmith XX X
Health Spas, Fitness Center (Amended 2/7/2011) X X X
Historical Preservation Commercial Use SXX X
Home for the Aged SSX X
Hospital or Sanitarium Care (Except for the Insane, Feeble-
Minded and Addicted) (Amended 12/1/2008)SX S
Hotel or Motel or Motor Court Operations XX
Industrial, Heavy (See Appendix C, Note 2) (Amended
11/16/20)SX
Industrial, Light (See Appendix C Note 2) (Amended
11/16/20)SXX X
Karate and Other Martial Arts Instruction XX X
Kennel Operations, Care SX X
Library SXX X
Livestock Sales and Auctions (Amended 12/1/2008)SS
Lodging Units XXXX X
Manufactured Home (Individual) for Residential Occupancy - XXX X
PRINCIPAL USES R B-2 B-1 GI RC
Manufactured Home (Individual) for Residential Occupancy - XXX X
Manufactured Home for Temporary Dwelling During
Construction of Permanent Dwelling (Adopted 5/5/97)XXX X
Manufactured Home Supplies and Equipment Sales SX X
Manufactured Homes Under the Hardship Class A and B X
Marinas XX X
Mobile Home Park but Excluding Any Mobile Home Sales
(Amended 11-17-92, 7/11/94)SSS S
Mobile Home Sales and Service XX
Modular Homes (Amended 11-17-92)XXX X
Moving and Storage Operations (Amended 12/1/2008)XXS XS
Nonhazardous, Non-Toxic Solid Waste Disposal (Adopted
5/18/92)SSSS S
Nursery Operation (Plant) - Agricultural XXX X
Nursing Home SSX X
Offices & Personal Services XX X X
Planned Building Group (See Article Viii, Section 80)
(Added 12/1/03)SXX S
Post Office XX X X
Private Recreation Club Or Swimming Club Activities Not
Operated As A Business Or Profit (Amended 12/1/2008)SSSS S
Private Recreation Facilities For Profit (Amended 5/18/92,
7/8/96)SSSS S
Public Recreations (Such as Community Center Buildings,
Parks, Museums, Playgrounds, and Similar Facilities
Operated on a Nonprofit Basis)
SXX X
Public Utility Station, Bulk Station or Substations (Amended XS XS XS XS XS
Radio or Television Studio Activities Only XX
Radio, Telephone and TV Transmitting Tower (See Note 9
and Article VII & IX) (Amended 11/6/95)SXXX S
Railroad Passenger Station Operations (Amended
12/1/2008)SS S
Railroad Yard Operations XS X
Reception Centers for Recycling SX X
Rest Home SSX X
Retail Sales with outdoor storage or display of merchandise XX X
Retail Sales without outdoor storage or display of XX X
Salvage Operation/Junkyard - Commercial SS
Sexually Oriented Business S
PRINCIPAL USES R B-2 B-1 GI RC
School, Private or Public (Elementary, Secondary, or Higher
Level) (Amended 12/1/2008)SSXX S
Solar Energy Systems (Added 10/2/17; Deleted 10/5/20) 9
See utility below
Stables, Horse (Amended 4/4/94)XS X
STORAGE, HAZARDOUS, TOXIC AND RADIOACTIVE
WASTE
Storage, Household and Commercial SX X
Storage, Open (Amended 5-4-01)SS S
Taxicab Stand Operations (*See Note 5)X X X* X
Teaching of Art, Music, Dance, Dramatics, or Other Fine
Arts SXX X
Temporary Construction Building (Amended 6/6/2005)XXXX X
Theater Productions SXX X
Tire Recapping XX
Tire Sales Centers XX X
Truck Stop X
Truck Terminal Activities Repair and Hauling and/or Storage X
Utility Systems - large scale energy production or storage (10
acre site or larger)XX
Utility Systems - small scale energy production or storage (<
10 acre site)XX X
Warehouse/distribution facilities XX X
Not permitted in any district
8/27/2025
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
September 11, 2025
Discussion item
Potential Text Amendment to consolidate language from the Automobile Graveyard Ordinance, Mobile
Home Park Ordinance, and Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance as well as organize the existing language
for improved usability
Introduction
Person County has a total of 9 ordinances focused on land development. These ordinances were
developed overtime before the development of the planning ordinance. These amendments work to bring
the requirements from the freestanding ordinance into the main ordinance, not establish new
requirements.
There are many notes that follow the permitted use table. These are being converted to sections so the
requirements are not overlooked. This is still a work in progress, so numbering may change, more text
may be deleted where duplicates, and other language may be removed if not in the county’s land use
authority to regulate.
New sections are proposed from 80-90 to accommodate this language and are detailed in the table of
contents as follows:
SECTION 80 USE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Section 80.1 Site Plan Required
Section 80.2 Site Plan Specifications
Section 80.4 Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park
Section 80.5 Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers when not a special use
SECTION 81 SPECIAL USE PERMIT – SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 81.1 Planned Building Groups - Commercial and Residential
Section 81.2 Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park
Section 81.3 Commercial Junk yard or automobile graveyard
Section 81.4 Mobile Home Park
Section 81.5 Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers when a special use
Section 81.6 Solar Energy System
SECTION 82 HOME OCCUPATIONS
SECTION 83 MANUFACTURED HOMES, CLASS A
SECTION 84 MANUFACTURED HOMES, CLASS B
SECTION 85 MANUFACTURED HOMES, SPECIAL CASES
Section 85.1 Manufactured Homes, Hardship
Section 85.2 Manufactured Homes, during construction of a permanent dwelling
Section 85.3 Manufactured Homes, emergency use of campers/Recreational Vehicles
SECTION 86 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE PAGE
I AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE .......................................................................................... 4
II TITLE ................................................................................................................................... 4
III WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED PROTECTION REQUIREMENT (Section 30) .......... 5
Section 30.7 Cluster Residential Developments ................................................................ 10
Section 31 Falls Watershed Stormwater Ordinance ........................................................ 17
IV BONA-FIDE FARM USES ............................................................................................... 48
V ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS (Section 50) ........................................................... 49
VI APPLICATION OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS (Section 60). ...................................... 50
VII DISTRICT REGULATIONS (Section 70) ........................................................................ 52
Section 71 Table of Permitted Uses… .............................................................................. 52
Section 72 Table of Dimensional Requirements ................................................................ 53
Landscape Buffers ............................................................................................ 54
Section 73 Setback Requirements (Notes)… ..................................................................... 55
Section 74 Cluster Development ........................................................................................ 56
VIII PLANNED BUILDING GROUP REGULATIONS (Section 80) .................................... 58
Section 80 USE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Section 80.1 Site Plan Required
Section 80.2 Site Plan Specifications
Section 80.4 Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park
Section 80.5 Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers when not a special use
Section 80.6 Uses Requiring a Special Use Permit
Section 80.7 Commercial and Residential Planned Building Groups
Section 80.9 Commercial Junk yard or automobile graveyard
Section 80.10 Mobile Home Park
Section 80.11 Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers when a special use
Section 80.12 Residential junk yard
Section 80.13 Solar Energy System
Section 80.14 Home Occupations
Section 80.15 Manufactured Homes, Class A
Section 80.16 Manufactured Homes, Class B
Section 80.17 Manufactured Homes, Special Cases
Section 80.17.1 Manufactured Homes, Hardship
Section 80.17.2 Manufactured Homes, during construction of a permanent
dwelling
Section 80.6.3 Manufactured Homes, emergency use of campers/Recreational
Vehicles
Section 80.18 Sexually Oriented Businesses
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ARTICLE VIII
SECTION 80 - PLANNED BUILDING GROUP REGULATIONS USE SPCIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
80-1 SITE PLAN REQUIRED
A. New development shall provide a site plan meeting the specifications of this section subject to
section 80-1(d) when the proposed development involves development or redevelopment for
anything other than a single family or two-family dwelling and related accessory structures on single
family and two-family lots.
B. The purpose of these requirements is to promote the orderly development of certain activities within
the county and to insure that such activities are developed in a manner harmonious with surrounding
properties and in the interest of the general public welfare. More specifically, the site plan shall be
used to review the project’s compatibility with its environment; to review the ability of the project’s
traffic circulation system to provide for the convenient and safe internal and external movement of
vehicles and pedestrians.
C. The Planning Director may waive any requirement of this article specific site plan specification
provided it is not adverse to the purpose of this article and the applicant establishes that in his
specific case an undue hardship would result from a strict enforcement of this article, or that the
requirement is unreasonable. The Planning Director also may ask for additional information if
deemed necessary by the Director to evaluate the site. The Planning Director may allow a scaled
drawing based on survey instead of a professionally rendered plan when the scale of development
or redevelopment is minor in relation to the entire site. New construction of a primary building or
complete redevelopment of a site is required to provide a professionally prepared plan.
80-2 SITE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS
Every site plan shall be prepared in accordance with the following specifications:
A. Shall be prepared by a North Carolina registered land surveyor, engineer, architect or landscape
architect. Any component of a site plan that depicts new landscape materials to be installed or the
quality of existing landscaping being retained shall be prepared by a registered landscape architect
or licensed landscape designer.
B. The proposed title of the project and the name of the engineer, architect, surveyor and/or developer,
the developer, and a signature panel for the Planning Director’s approval.
C. The north point, scale, date, and vicinity map. Tax Map and Parcel Number and Township.
D. Existing zoning and zoning district boundaries on the property in question and on immediately
surrounding properties.
E. The present use of all contiguous or abutting properties.
F. The boundaries of the property involved by bearings and distances.
G. All existing property lines, existing streets, buildings, watercourses, waterways or lakes and other
existing physical features in or adjoining the project.
H. Topography of the project area with contour intervals of ten feet or less.
I. The location and sizes of sanitary and storm sewers, gas lines, water mains, culverts, and other
underground structures, and easements for these facilities. Location of proposed or existing fire
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hydrants.
J. The location, dimensions and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways and
the location, type and size of ingress and egress to the site.
K. The location of all existing and proposed off-street parking and parking bays, loading spaces and
walkways, indicating types of surfacing, size, angle of stalls, width of aisles, and a specific schedule
showing the number of parking spaces. All parking and travel ways shall be paved. Vehicular travel
lanes or driveways shall not be less that twenty feet in width for two-way traffic and twelve feet for
one-way traffic. Non-residential structures without permanent on-site employees may be permitted
to have a twelve-foot wide paved or gravel vehicular travel lane or driveway. (Amended 1/4/21)
(propose to move to parking section)
L. The location, height, type and materials of all existing and proposed fences, walls, screen planting
and landscaping details of all buildings and grounds, and the location, height and character of all
outdoor lighting systems, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
M. The location of all proposed buildings and structures, accessory and main; number of stories and
height, proposed general use for each building; and the number, size and type of dwelling units
where applicable.
N. Proposed finished grading by contour supplemented where necessary by spot elevations.
O. One hundred year floodplain areas per Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
P. The location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs.
Q. The location and dimensions of proposed recreation, open space, and required amenities and
improvements.
R. Location of proposed solid waste facilities.
S. Proposed schedule of development.
T. Show total impervious surface. Show Best Management Practices where applicable.
U. Parking and Loading (see Section 110) for specific requirements. (duplicate)
V. Screening and Fencing. A screen not less than six feet high of dense plant material and/or fence may
be required (see Section 75 for additional guidance).
W. Where the length of a dead-end street exceeds two hundred (200) feet and where there exists six (6)
or more dwelling units, an area must be provided for the turnaround of fire fighting vehicles on a
stabilized surface. This area shall not be used for parking.
X. Locations of fire hydrants must be shown within 1000 feet, as measured along the access drive from
every dwelling unit in a residential building group. All hydrants must be served by a water main of
sufficient size. In no case shall the minimum size main be less than six (6) inches in diameter.
Y. When building heights exceed 50’ certified approval from the fire inspector is required stating that
the structure can be served by the local fire department.
Z. Any use-specific requirements listed in this ordinance.
80-3 The Planning Director may request the following information when deemed necessary or prudent
to evaluate the impacts of the proposed development:
A. Slope. Grade and cross-section of drives, sidewalks, malls, etc.
B. Profiles of publicly maintained water and sewer lines.
C. Profiles: Cross-sections and slopes of on-site and off-site ditches carrying water run-off.
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D. Erosion and Sediment Control Plans.
E. Lighting plan for Light or Heavy Industrial (LI or HI uses).
80-4 Additional Requirements for Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park (NEW)
A. A minimum lot size of two acres is required.
B. Maximum density to be 2500 square feet for each tent or trailer space.
C. A minimum fifty-foot buffer when property abuts US/NC highways. Buffers shall include at a
minimum, evergreen shrubs and a combination of deciduous and evergreen trees. Every 500 square
feet of buffer shall include one evergreen or deciduous tree that shall have a height and spread of
at least 30’ within 10 years; and, 5 evergreen shrubs, or 3 evergreen and 2 deciduous shrubs, with
a height and spread of at least 5’ in 10 years. Existing vegetation may be counted toward the
required plantings when identified on a landscape plan and certified by an arborist, landscape
architect, landscape designer. Plants identified for the buffer must be protected from all land
disturbing activities and construction at a distance equal to the drip line of the plant(s) to be used
toward the buffer.
D. Each campsite shall contain a stabilized parking pad of either pavement or gravel and one off- street
parking space.
E. A sanitary source of drinking water shall be not more than 200 feet, toilet facilities not more than
400 feet and wash houses not more than 1500 feet from any tent or trailer space. This provision
shall not apply where community water and sewer connections are provided to trailers having self-
contained kitchens and bathroom facilities. (Added 8/2/2010)
80-5 Additional Requirements for Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers when not a special use
(moved from PUT Note)
A. Towers located in B1, B2 or GI Districts require a Special Use Permit if located adjacent to a
residential use.
B. Setbacks for Radio, Telephone and TV Transmitting Towers will be equal to the height of the tower
unless the fall-zone is certified to be less than the height of the tower.
C. Lattice towers, or self-supporting towers, with a triangular base tapered to the top and
engineered with break-points may be setback a distance ½ their height.
D. At a minimum, towers in all Districts are subject to the standards of the Table of Dimensional
Requirements (Table 72).
E. There are no height limitations for towers except as specified by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) in the vicinity of the Person County Airport.
SECTION 81 SPECIAL USE PERMITS – SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the requirements of Section 80-2 and 80-3, site plans that accompany Special Use Permit
application must contain this additional information and the information required based on the
proposed use.
81-1 Planned Building Groups, Commercial and Residential (relocated)
A. The development shall be on a minimum of a 2-acre lot.
B. It shall be exempt from the lot and yard dimensional requirements of this ordinance provided
that the intensity of the development is no greater and the preservation of open spaces no less
than allowed for other development in the same district. (Revised 1/11/96)
C. Mobile Home Parks are not Planned Building Groups, see Manufactured Home Park
requirements below.
D. Proposed provisions for storm drainage and sanitary sewage as approved by the appropriate
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governmental agency.
E. Size and proposed location of any signs.
F. Proposed water system and firefighting facilities such as hydrants and sprinkler connections.
G. Proposed solid waste facilities.
H. The location, dimensions and type of surfacing for drives, sidewalks, malls, etc. All parking
and travel ways to be paved. (Amended 5/6/2002)
I. The location and heights of all fences, walls and hedges.
J. Show proposed water and sewer lines and size. (Amended 5/6/2002)
K. Lighting plans inclusive of wattage and illumination.
L. Location of traffic control devices.
M. Location and amount of recreation areas.
N. Location and approximate size of existing and proposed structures within the site and all
buildings and structures within 500 feet in addition to public or private easements or right-of-
ways adjoining or intersecting such property.
O. Location and extent of proposed parking and loading areas.
P. Land contours at 10-foot intervals.
Q. Proposed points of ingress and egress and proposed patterns of internal automobile and
pedestrian circulation.
R. Proposed schedule of development.
S. Parking and loading - Off-street parking shall be provided in ratio to two and one-half (2 1/2)
spaces per family unit for residential groups and at a ratio of one-half (1/2) parking space per
100 square feet of building area for planned business groups. One loading space for each
10,000 square feet of enclosed building space must be provided in planned commercial
building groups. All parking areas shall have a stabilized surface with parking spaces and
traffic lanes clearly marked.
T. Screening and fencing-a screen not less than six feet high of dense plant material and/or fence
may be required.
U. Recreation areas for planned residential groups Play areas shall be provided for all apartment and
condominiums with over five (5) dwelling units. A minimum play area of 2,000 square feet
having a minimum width of 40 feet shall be provided for the first six (6) to twenty-five (25)
dwelling units. An additional fifty-six (56) square feet of recreation area shall be provided for
each unit in excess of twenty-five (25) units. The distribution and number of individual play
areas shall be determined by the arrangement of the units, topography and other physical
features. Swimming pools and their accessory areas shall not constitute any part of the open
space requirements and no part of the required play area shall be used for any other purpose.
V. There shall be maintained at least thirty (30) linear feet of open space between individual
buildings in a residential building group.
W. Where the length of a dead-end street exceeds two hundred (200) feet and where there exists
six (6) or more dwelling units, an area must be provided for the turnaround of fire fighting
vehicles on a stabilized surface. This area shall not be used for parking.
X. Locations for fire hydrants must be shown within 1000 feet, as measured along the access
drive from every dwelling unit in a residential building group. All hydrants must be served by
a water main of sufficient size. In no case shall the minimum size main be less than six (6)
inches in diameter.
81-2 Camper/Recreational Vehicle Park/Tourist Court (moved from current SUP section)
A. A minimum lot size of two acres is required.
B. Density to be 2500 square feet for each tent or trailer space.
C. A minimum fifty foot undisturbed buffer from all property lines.
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D. Each campsite shall contain a stabilized parking pad of either pavement or gravel and one off-
street parking space.
E. A sanitary source of drinking water shall be not more than 200 feet, toilet facilities not more
than 400 feet and wash houses not more than 1500 feet from any tent or trailer space. This
provision shall not apply where community water and sewer connections are provided to
trailers having self-contained kitchens and bathroom facilities. (Added 8/2/2010)
81-3 Commercial Junkyard or Automobile Graveyard (from auto graveyard ordinance)
A. The storage area shall be fenced to screen the view of the stored materials from public roads and
public uses (schools, playgrounds, recreational properties, etc.) on adjacent properties in any of
the following manners:
1. Maintenance of existing or planted natural vegetation
2. A fence that is either solid in construction or a wire fence in conjunction with
vegetation to achieve a visibly solid barrier. Any fence serving this purpose shall be
maintained in good condition.
3. Landscaping supplementing a wire fence shall be planted:
a) on at least one side of the wire fence
b) as close as practical to said fence
c) at intervals evenly spaced and in close proximity to each other so that a continuous,
unbroken hedgerow will exist to a height of at least six (6) feet along fence
surrounding the stored materials when the vegetation reaches maturity.
4. Vegetation providing a visual barrier shall be maintained using good husbandry
techniques, including but not limited to, proper pruning, proper fertilizer and proper
mulching, so that the vegetation will reach maturity as soon as practical and will have
maximum density in foliage. Dead or diseased vegetation shall be replaced at the next
appropriate planting time.
5. Other natural barriers including topography or other natural means.
B. All wrecked, scrapped, ruined, dismantled or inoperable motor vehicles and junk shall be stored
behind the required screening.
C. An identification sign at the entrance of the facility of not less than fifteen (15) square feet in
area.
81-4 Mobile Home Park (moved from Mobile Home Park Ordinance)
In addition to the requirements of site plans in 80-2, 80-3, and 80-6, an application for a mobile home park shall
provide:
A. Certifications for outside reviews. These certifications may be presented with the application to the
Planning Department or the staff may circulate the application to the noted departments. Departments will
have 20 working days to provide comments, including any reasons for denial. The absence of a
recommendation from any agency within the above-prescribed time period shall be considered as a
favorable recommendation:
1. Certification of approval of water supply system plans by the North Carolina Department of Human
Resources, Sanitary Engineering Division and/or the Person County Health Department in cases of
systems to serve fifteen (15) or more mobile homes.
2. Certification of approval of sewage collections systems and treatment facilities plans by the
Division of Environmental Management of the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development. If individual septic tank systems are used or are proposed to be
used, certification of the acceptability of the site for use of septic tank systems by the Person County
Health Department.
3. Certification of approval of solid waste storage, collection, and disposal plans by the Person County
Health Department.
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4. Certification of approval of the Person County Building Inspector shall regarding the proposed
electrical system is in compliance with the applicable electrical code.
5. Certification of approval of the Person County Soil Conservationist relative to erosion and
sedimentation control.
B. The transfer of title of a mobile home space or spaces either by sale or by any other manner shall be
prohibited within a mobile home park as long as the mobile home park is in operation.
C. Mobile home park identification signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area. Only direct,
nonflashing lighting shall be used for illumination.
D. A fifty (50) foot buffer strip adjacent to all property lines which do not abut a public or private road. The
zone shall contain planted evergreen trees or shrubbery with a height at maturity of at least five (5) feet or
a solid fence or wall at least five (5) feet in height. This strip shall be depicted on the mobile home park
plan with the following note: "This strip is reserved for the planting of trees and shrubs by the owner; the
location of structures hereon is prohibited”.
E. Within each mobile home park, one mobile home space for each whole multiple of fifty spaces may be used
as a location for an administrative office. For example:
1 -99 mobile home park spaces 1 administrative space
100-149 mobile home park spaces 2 administrative spaces
150-199 mobile home park spaces 3 administrative spaces
F. Convenience establishments of a commercial nature shall be limited to food stores and/or coin operated
laundries. These may be permitted in mobile home parks subject to the following restrictions:
1. Such establishments shall be subordinate to the residential use and character of the park.
2. Such establishments shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character from any
portion of any residential district out-side the park.
3. Such establishments shall be designed to serve the trade and service needs of the park residents
only.
F. the design standards for streets within mobile home parks shall comply with either the minimum
construction standards for secondary roads as required by the North Carolina Division of Highways or with
minimum construction standards of private subdivision roads as specified herein.
G. The State of North Carolina will not add any proposed roads within a mobile home park to the secondary
road system; consequently, the developer shall construct all roads within the mobile home park serving less
than fifty (50) spaces in accordance with a policy entitled "Minimum Construction Standards for Private
Roads, Person County, North Carolina". However, if fifty (50) or more spaces are proposed, all roads
located within the park shall be paved in accordance with a North Carolina Department of Transportation
publication entitled "Subdivision Roads, Minimum Construction Standards", dated May 1, 1983.
H. All private roads limited within a mobile home park shall be maintained by the park owner.
I. Two (2) automobile parking spaces shall be provided within each mobile home space and shall not be
located within any public right-of-way or within any street in the park,
J. Cul-de-sacs shall serve no more than twenty-five (25) lots.
K. Any mobile home park with fifty (50) or more spaces shall have a minimum of two entrances which provide
ingress and egress.
L. All mobile homes shall be located on individual mobile home spaces and each lot shall be clearly numbered
so as to be seen from the access street.
M. Mobile home parks existing on Feb 17, 1986 shall be allowed to continue provided, however, that mobile
home parks existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance shall not be allowed to expand or increase
in any manner unless such expansion meets fully requirements set forth in this ordinance.
N. Every mobile home park owner or operator shall maintain an accurate register containing a record of all
owners of mobile homes in the park. In the event of a renter-occupied mobile home, at least one occupant
from each mobile home shall be identified in the register along with the name(s) of the owner(s). The
register shall be available for inspection at all times by authorized county representatives. The register shall
contain the following information:
1. Name of owner and occupant;
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2. Mobile home space number;
3. Make, model and registration;
4. Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when
occupancy within the mobile home park ceases.
O. Each mobile home space shall be clearly defined by means of concrete or metal pipe markers placed at all
corners.
P. No mobile home space shall encroach any proposed street right-of-way.
Q. Each mobile home shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from any permanent building within the mobile
home park.
R. Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent rodent harborage; lumber, pipe, and other building material
shall be stored at least one (1) foot above the ground.
S. All exterior openings in or beneath any structure shall be appropriately skirted with suitable materials.
T. The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled to prevent harborage of ticks, chiggers, and other
noxious insects, Parks shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed, poison ivy, poison oak,
poison sumac, and other noxious weeds considered detrimental to health. Open area s shall be maintained free
of heavy undergrowth with a height in excess of twenty-four (24) inches.
U. All streets within the mobile home park shall be adequately illuminated from sunset to sunrise. The minimum
size street light shall be a 175 watt mercury vapor (approximately 7,000 lumen class), or its equivalent, spaced
at intervals of not more than five-hundred (500) feet.
V. Each mobile home park shall provide four-hundred (400) square feet of recreation area for each mobile home
space that is twenty-thousand (20,000) square feet or less in area.
W. Buffer strips shall not be used to satisfy recreation space area requirements.
81-5 Radio, Telephone, and TV transmitting towers (moved from PUT Note)
A. Towers located in B1, B2 or GI Districts require a Special Use Permit if located adjacent to a
residential use.
B. Setbacks for Radio, Telephone and TV Transmitting Towers will be equal to the height of the
tower unless the fall-zone is certified to be less than the height of the tower.
C. Lattice towers, or self-supporting towers, with a triangular base tapered to the top and
engineered with break-points may be setback a distance ½ their height.
D. At a minimum, towers in all Districts are subject to the standards of the Table of Dimensional
Requirements (Table 75).
E. There are no height limitations for towers except as specified by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) in the vicinity of the Person County Airport.
81-6 Solar Energy System
(Bring in language from freestanding ordinance)
SECTION 82 HOME OCCUPATIONS (moved from PUT note)
A home occupation is an occupation carried on in a dwelling unit or accessory building in accordance
with the following.
A. The use is an incidental use to the residential property.
B. The home occupation shall not generate significantly greater volumes of traffic than would be
expected in that residential neighborhood.
C. No more than one (1) person other than the resident of the dwelling is to be engaged in the home
occupation.
D. No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total heated floor area of the principal structure
shall be used for the home occupation.
E. One hundred percent (100%) of an accessory structure may be used for the home occupation, if
located to the side or the back of the principal structure; and (2) the total floor area of the accessory
structure does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area of the principal structure.
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F. The exterior of any structure (principal or accessory) shall not be built or altered in any manner
nor shall the occupation be conducted in such a way as to cause the premises to substantially differ
from its' residential character in exterior appearance.
G. The outside storage or exterior display of merchandise, products or materials, is prohibited.
H. Required parking for a home occupation shall be met off the street and not in a required front or
side yard setback.
I. Signage shall comply with Article XII, Section 125.
J. All residential properties served by a well and/or sewage disposal system must have said systems
evaluated (when applicable) in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes and local
regulations.
K. The use shall not emit any obnoxious or offending noise, dust, vibration, odor, smoke, fumes,
glare, electrical interference, interference to radio or television reception beyond what normally
occurs in the applicable zoning district, and shall not present a fire hazard.
L. The on-premise sale and delivery of goods which are not produced on the premises is prohibited,
except in the case of the delivery and sale of goods incidental to the provision of a service.
SECTION 83 MANUFACTURED HOMES, CLASS A (moved from PUT note)
A Class A manufactured home shall be a permitted use in the Residential (R), Highway Business
(B-1). Neighborhood Business (B-2) and Rural Conservation (RC) Zoning Districts provided that:
A. The manufactured home is listed and assessed as real property;
B. All roof structures shall provide an eaves projection of no less than six inches, which may
include a gutter;
C. The exterior siding consists predominantly of vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (whose
reflectivity does not exceed that of gloss white paint), wood, or hardboard, comparable in
composition, appearance and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard
residential construction;
D. The manufactured home is set up in accordance with the standards set by the N.C. Department
of Insurance and a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or masonry curtain wall,
unpierced except for required ventilation and access, is installed under the perimeter of the
manufactured home;
E. Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps and other means of entrance and exit to and from the
home shall be installed or constructed in accordance with standards set by the North Carolina
State Building Code, Volume VII - Residential; and
F. The moving hitch, wheels and axles, and transporting lights have been removed.
A Class A manufactured home may be used only for residential purposes and may not be used for
storage, accessory buildings, utility buildings nor shops. All standards of this ordinance must be
met before a Certificate of Compliance is issued by the Person County Inspection Department.
A Class A manufactured home not meeting criteria (1) through (6) above may be located in a mobile
home park.
SECTION 84 MANUFACTURED HOMES, CLASS B (moved from PUT note)
A 'Class B' manufactured home shall be a permitted use in the Residential (R) and Rural
Conservation (RC) Zoning Districts provided that:
A. The exterior finish is in good repair and the exterior materials are comparable in composition,
appearance and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential
construction. Acceptable materials for the exterior of such homes include but are not limited to
vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that of gloss
white paint), wood, or hardboard.
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B. The manufactured home is set up in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina
Department of Insurance and a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or masonry curtain
wall, unpierced except for required ventilation and access, is installed under the perimeter of
the manufactured home;
C. The roofing materials are compatible with those used in standard residential construction;
D. The wheels, axles, transporting lights and towing apparatus have been removed
E. Stairs, porches, entrance platforms and other means of entrance and exit to the home are
installed or constructed in accordance with the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume
VII - Residential.
A Class B manufactured home meeting conditions 1 through 5 above shall be a special use in the
Highway Business (B-1) and Neighborhood Business (B-2) Zoning Districts except when located
within a mobile home park.
Class B manufactured homes may be used only for residential purposes and may not be used for
storage accessory buildings, utility buildings nor shops.
All standards of this ordinance must be met before a Certificate of Compliance is issued by the
Person County Inspection Department.
Class B manufactured homes not meeting requirements (1) through (5) above may be located in a
mobile home park. (Rev. 5/5/97)
SECTION 85 MANUFACTURED HOMES, SPECIAL CASES
85-1 Manufactured Homes, Hardship (moved from PUT note)
The Zoning Administrator may grant temporary permits for placing mobile homes for dwelling
purposes to the rear or side of a dwelling located on a residential lot in certain hardship cases
when the Zoning Administrator finds that:
A. The person or persons occupying the mobile home are physically dependent upon the person
or persons occupying the dwelling house, or that the person or persons occupying the
dwelling house are physically dependent upon the person or persons occupying the mobile
home.
B. The water and sewage facilities are approved by the District Health Department.
C. One of the following types of relationships exists between the occupants of the
manufactured home and the occupants of the principal dwelling unit:
i. Blood relationship.
ii. Relationship by marriage.
iii. Legal guardian relationship established by law.
D. The attendant is compensated for his or her services and is providing care for not more than
two related persons.
E. The manufactured home meets requirements 1 through 5 in Note 3 Manufactured Homes,
Class B In Appendix C, Notes to the Table of Permitted Uses.
The permit shall expire after one (1) year and shall be renewable upon similar findings by the Zoning
Administrator. When the hardship ceases to exist, the permit shall automatically be revoked and the
mobile home removed. When any of the terms, conditions, or restrictions imposed on the zoning permit
are not being complied with, the Zoning Administrator shall rescind and revoke such permits after
notifying all parties concerned by letter.
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Any mobile home approved by the Zoning Administrator under the hardship provisions prior to the
date of this amendment shall be included in the above restrictions with regard to expiration of permits
after one (1) year from the date of issuance and all such permits shall be renewed within one (1) year
of the date of this amendment. (Rev. 5/5/97)
85-2 Manufactured Homes during construction of a permanent dwelling (moved from PUT
note)
The Zoning Administrator may allow the temporary placement of a manufactured home for
dwelling purposes on a lot during construction or installation of a permanent residential unit on
that lot provided that:
1. A building permit has been issued for construction of the permanent home;
2. The construction of the permanent home is started within six (6) months from placement of the
manufactured home on the lot and is completed within three (3) years from the date of approval
of the zoning permit. At the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, the duration of the zoning
permit may be extended a maximum of five (5) years from the date of approval of the permit to
allow completion of the permanent home;
3. The exterior finish is in good repair and the exterior materials are comparable in composition,
appearance and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential
construction. Acceptable materials for the exterior of such homes include but are not limited to
vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that of gloss white
paint), wood, or hardboard; and
4. The manufactured home is set up in accordance with the standards set by the North Carolina
Department of Insurance.
5. The manufactured home must be removed from the lot within thirty (30) days following issuance
of the Certificate of Occupancy of the permanent home.
Should any of the terms, conditions or restrictions imposed on the zoning permit be violated, the
Zoning Administrator shall rescind and revoke such permits after notifying by letter all parties
concerned and granting them full opportunity of a hearing. When such a zoning permit is revoked,
the manufactured home for which it was issued must be removed from the property within thirty
(30) days after the revocation is final. (Adopted 5/5/97)
85-3 Emergency use of campers/recreational vehicles (moved from PUT note)
Temporary emergency use of a camper/recreational vehicle is allowed for a period of six months in
the event of a fire, flood or other natural disaster which has made the principal dwelling
uninhabitable. The temporary use must be located on the same lot and a zoning permit is required.
The zoning permit may be renewed for one additional six-month period. The Zoning Administrator
may allow the temporary use of a camper/recreational vehicle for dwelling purposes during the
construction or installation of a new permanent residential unit due to the previous residential unit
being made uninhabitable by a natural disaster provided that:
1. A building permit has been issued for construction of the permanent home.
2. Approval is for a maximum period of one year. Applicant shall only be allowed one
reapplication for the same lot after the initial six-month application period.
3. The camper/recreational vehicle cannot be used for residential purposes on the same lot once
the certificate of occupancy is issued or the time allowed by the zoning permit has expired.
86 Sexually Oriented Businesses (Bring in from freestanding ordinance)
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ARTICLE XI
SECTION 110 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
(Amended 3/8/99; 9/2/2008; Added 8/4/2008; Amended 9/6/2016)
110-1 Required off-street parking shall be provided on every lot or within a distance of 500 feet from the
lot if such parking space cannot be reasonably provided on that lot. Each application for a Certificate
of Occupancy/Compliance shall include information as to:
• Location and dimensions of off-street parking and loading space;
• Distance between that parking/loading space and street or alley;
• Ingress and egress of the property.
110-2 An off-street parking space shall not be less than 9' x 18' per space. Twenty percent of required
parking spaces to be for compact cars with a minimum size of 7.5’ x 15’. (Added 8/4/2008,
Amended 9/2/2008)
110-3 The following off-street parking space shall be provided: (Added 8/4/2008)
USE REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING
Residence-Single Family 2 spaces
Residence, Duplex 4 spaces
Residence, Multi-Family / Residential
Group 2 ½ Spaces for each dwelling unit
Offices 1 space for every 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Retail Business (Amended 11-18-91) .7 of a space for every 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Churches 1 space for every 5 seating spaces in principal sanctuary
Auditoriums, Stadiums and Theaters 1 space for every 5 seats
Motels, Tourist Homes and Boarding
Houses 1 space for every rental room
Hospitals and Nursing Homes 1 space for every bed space
Medical Clinics 4 spaces for each doctor plus 1 space for each employee
Wholesale Establishment, Warehouse and
other businesses not catering to retail or
package trade
1 space for every 3 employees during maximum
employment and 1 space for every truck to be stored or
stopped simultaneously
Light or Heavy Industrial (LI/HI)
1 space for every 1.5 employees during maximum
employment and 1 space for every truck to be stored or
stopped simultaneously
Institutions and Clubs 1 space for every 5 seats in principal assembly room
Community or Private Swimming Clubs 1 space for every 5 memberships
Day Care Center 1 space for each adult attendant and 1 space for every six
children or fraction thereof
Restaurants 1 space for each 5 seats
Assisted Living/Home for the Aged
(amended 3/8/99) 1 space for every 2 bed spaces
Independent Living Facility (age restricted)
(added 8/4/2008)
1 space per unit and 1 space per employee during
maximum employment
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110-4 The location of all existing and proposed off-street parking and parking bays, loading spaces and
walkways, indicating types of surfacing, size, angle of stalls, width of aisles, and a specific schedule
showing the number of parking spaces shall be shown on all site plans submitted in relation to new
development and redevelopment.
110-5 All parking and travel ways shall be paved. (this is the current requirement for all commercial and
industrial site plans & by extension, special use permits)
110-6 All parking areas shall have a stabilized surface with parking spaces and traffic lanes clearly marked.
(this is the current requirement for planned building groups)
110-7 Vehicular travel lanes or driveways shall not be less that twenty feet in width for two-way traffic and
twelve feet for one-way traffic.
110-8 Non-residential structures without permanent on-site employees may be permitted to have a twelve-
foot wide paved or gravel vehicular travel lane or driveway.
PERSON COUNTY
PERSON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Person County Office Building, Room 215
August 14th, 2025, 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM
Chair George established a quorum had been met and called the meeting to order at 7:00
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Chair George, Member James, Member Lester, Member Lynch, Member McFarland,
Member Wagstaff
Members Absent: Member Allen
Staff Present: Interim Director Margaret Hauth, and Michie Brandon Planning Technician, and Board
Recording Secretary
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVOIDANCE REMINDER & DECLARATIONS
Chair George read the conflict-of-interest statement, and all members stated they did not have a
conflict of interest. Member Wagstaff stated in the Packet that there is a letter signed by Lindsey
Wagstaff, but that it was not him.
NEW BUSINESS
TA-07-2025 – Text Amendment: Solar Energy System Ordinance
Staff Report:
Interim Director Hauth provided the staff report, noting that the discussion was limited to a text
amendment and not a specific project. The text, if approved, would outline the process Cypress
Creek must follow in submitting a separate application.
Applicant Presentation:
• Representative Cathrine Hill introduced the Cypress Creek team.
• Representative Harrison Cole presented legislation and logistics related to solar energy,
providing a rationale for the amendment.
• Representative Mike Storch echoed Mr. Cole’s comments.
Public Comment:
• Harold Blackard, 15193 NC 119 N., Semora – Opposed. Concerns about the tax base,
unsightliness, and long-term obsolescence of solar farms.
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• Kim Wooten, 632 Whitt Town Rd., Roxboro – In favor. Supported Duke Energy and
Cypress Creek, noting solar’s affordability and stability.
• Jay Poindexter, 9195 McGhees Mill Rd. – In favor. Urged the Board to consider
farmers’ interests.
• Sidney Thompson, 1431 Barker Rd., Milton – In favor. Landowners emphasized long-
term income potential
• Sharon Rogers, 945 Woodsdale Rd., Roxboro – In favor. Contractor for sheep grazing;
highlighted the benefits of reduced mowing and herbicide use.
• Chris Weaver, 342 Satterfield Farm Rd., Mt. Tirzah – Opposed. Concern about
conflict of interest and protecting the community.
• Collin Warster, 1970 Whitt Town Rd., Roxboro – In favor. Vice Chair, Person County
Friends of the Parks; commended Cypress Creek’s outreach and park support.
• Anthony Horton, 7233 Hurdle Mills Rd., Flat River – Opposed. Concern about
allowing larger solar farms and protecting community standards.
• Claudia Berryhill, 279 Knolls of Hyco, Olive Hill – Opposed. Concerned with
compliance with the Land Use Plan, conversion of Rural Conservation to Rural
Development, and environmental impacts.
• Isaac Pazzerela, 232 Glascock St., Raleigh – Informational. NC State University staff
discussed state renewable energy requirements, decommissioning mandates, performance
bonds, and recycling opportunities.
Response: Representative Cole answered questions posed by the public.
Board Discussion and Motion:
Member Lynch asked to discuss the “for human consumption” language related to the wells. Ms.
Hill noted the applicant’s concern that without the clause no wells could be on site for sheep
watering. Ms. Rogers noted that very large complexes would be too large to truck water to. Ms.
Hauth noted that without the clause, wells for livestock could certainly be excluded. Chair
George noted that even water quality wells could be excluded as the ordinance is written. The
clause was left in.
The members discussed the testimony they heard and asked questions of the applicant and staff.
Member James suggested improving an inconsistency in the draft. She noted that Level 2
applications should be allowed with a Conditional Zoning request in the RC district and Level 3
applications should be allowed with Conditional Zoning in B2 and RC. Ms. Hauth added that if
those changes were made, setbacks of 200 feet should be added for those level applications in
those districts.
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Chair George noted her support for requiring the sheep grazing of all applicants. Ms. Hill noted
the applicants’ preference for this to be optional to allow flexibility and for other creative
solutions.
Member James proposed the two changes noted above and adding a requirement that
applications indicate whether they will or will not use sheep grazing as the primary method of
grounds maintenance within the developed area
Member James found the amendment reasonable and consistent with the Person County Joint
Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Guiding Principle 2.7.
• Motion: Member James moved to recommend approval of TA-07-2025 with the above
changes.
• Second: Member Wagstaff.
• Vote: Motion failed on a tie, 3–3.
o For: James, Wagstaff, Lester.
o Against: Chair George, Lynch, McFarland.
Disposition: The members discussed the topic further to see if alternative wording could bring a
majority vote in either direction. No suggestion was successful. TA-07-2025 proceeds to the
Board of Commissioners with no recommendation due to a tied vote.
TA-06-2025 – Text Amendment: District Renaming
Staff Report:
Interim Director Hauth presented the proposed text amendment to rename Rural Conservation
to Rural Development.
Board Discussion:
• Member Lynch opposed renaming Rural Conservation to Rural Development, noting
that may also provide the wrong implied meaning.
• Member Wagstaff noted the Rural District had been considered.
• Member James supported the Rural District designation.
Motion:
Member James moved to approve the renaming of Rural Conservation to Rural District,
finding the amendment reasonable and in the public interest and consistent with the Person
County and City of Roxboro Joint Comprehensive Land Use Plan, as the new designation better
aligns with intended use.
Second: Member Wagstaff.
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Vote: Motion carried unanimously, 6–0
Approval of Minutes – July 10, 2025
Chair George opened the floor for approval of the July 10, 2025, minutes.
Corrections Requested:
• Commissioner Wilborn requested that her comment be corrected to reflect her intent to
change to Rural Development.
• Chair George requested the following:
o Revise the vote count on TA-05-2025 to 7–0.
o Under TA-05-2025, Paragraph 2, Line 18: remove the word “not.”
o Add the record of who voted for and against the motion.
Motion: Member McFarland moved to approve the minutes with the stated revisions.
Second: Member Wagstaff seconded the motion.
Vote: Motion carried unanimously, 7–0.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35.
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Chair, Tabitha George
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Recording Secretary, Michie Brandon
Planning Technician, Person County Planning and Zoning