5.2.4 Public and Civic Use Categories
A. Community Service
Characteristics: Uses of a public, nonprofit, or charitable nature providing ongoing education, training, support, or counseling to the general public on a regular basis, with a limited residential component. |
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Auditorium Library Neighborhood arts center or similar community facility (public) Senior center Social service facility, food pantry or meal center, shelter Union hall |
Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Food preparation and dining facility Arts and crafts, day care, therapy area Indoor or outdoor recreation and athletic facility Limited retail sales (internal) Meeting area |
Athletic, tennis, swim or health club (see Retail Sales and Service) Church, mosque, synagogue, temple (see Places of Worship) Counseling in an office setting (see Office) Membership clubs and lodges (see Indoor Recreation) Park (see Parks and Open Areas) Private community center (see Household Living: Accessory Use) Treatment center, transient lodging or shelter for the homeless (see Social Service Institutions) |
B. Care Centers
Characteristics: Uses providing care, protection, and supervision for children or adults on a regular basis licensed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Associated office Food preparation and dining facility Health, arts and crafts, and therapy area Indoor or outdoor recreation facility |
Counseling in an office setting (see Office) Child care center in residence On-site school or facility operated in connection with a business or other principal use where children are cared for while parents or guardians are occupied on the premises (see appropriate category under Accessory Use) |
C. Educational Facilities
Characteristics: Public and private (including charter or religious) schools at the primary, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school level that provide basic academic education. Also includes colleges and other institutions of higher learning that offer courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree usually in a campus setting. |
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Business, truck driving, vocational, trade and other commercial schools College, community college or university Nursing or medical school not accessory to a hospital Public, private and charter schools Seminary |
Adult continuing education program Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Auditorium, theater Cafeteria or other food service Dormitory Health facility Housing for students or faculty Laboratory, library Maintenance facility Meeting area Play area, recreational or sports facility Support commercial, internal (college-operated bookstore, for example) |
Dance, art, music or photographic studio or classroom (see Retail Sales and Service) Driving (see Retail Sales and Service) Martial Arts (see Retail Sales and Service) Care center as a primary use |
D. Government Facilities
Characteristics: Offices, storage, and other facilities for the operation of local, state, or federal government. |
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City, county, state, or federal government office Correctional facilities, jail, prison Emergency services, fire, sheriff or medical station |
Ancillary indoor storage Associated offices Auditorium, meeting room Cafeteria Holding cell, infirmary Limited fueling facility |
Educational facility (see Educational Facilities) Maintenance facility (see Light Industrial Service) Parks (see Parks and Open Areas) Solid or liquid waste transfer or composting (see Waste-Related Service) Utilities (see Utilities) |
E. Medical Facilities
Characteristics: Uses providing medical, mental health, or surgical care to patients. Some uses may offer overnight care. |
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Blood plasma donation center Rehabilitation clinic Medical center Medical clinic Medical laboratory Medical office Acupuncture, chiropractor, massage therapy office Urgent care or emergency medical office |
Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Cafeteria Chapel, ancillary worship space Housing for staff or trainees Limited internal support retail Maintenance facility Meeting area Out-patient clinic Pharmacy Recreational facility |
Adult establishment (see Indoor Recreation) Exclusive care and treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents (see Social Service Institutions) Nursing or medical school not accessory to a hospital (see Educational Facilities) |
F. Parks and Open Areas
Characteristics: Uses focusing on natural areas consisting mostly of vegetation, passive or active outdoor recreation areas, or community gardens, and having few structures. |
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Botanical garden, nature preserve, recreational trail Cemetery, columbaria, mausoleum, memorial park Game preserve, wildlife management area, refuge, wild animal sanctuary, water conservation area Park Reservoir, control structure, drainage well, water supply water well Zoo |
Campground (public park only) Concessions Dock, pier or wharf (noncommercial) Indoor or outdoor recreation facility (public) Maintenance facility Play equipment Research or similar lab facilities Single residential unit for caretaker or security purposes Swimming pool, tennis court, ballfield (public park only) |
Campground, private (see Outdoor Recreation) Crematorium (see Light Industrial Service) Firing ranges (see Indoor or Outdoor Recreation) Golf course, country club (see Outdoor Recreation) Golf driving range, miniature golf facility (see Indoor Recreation) Membership club, lodge (see Indoor Recreation) Park maintained by residents (see Community Service) Water park (see Outdoor Recreation) Water tower, tank, standpipe (see Utilities) |
G. Passenger Terminal
Characteristics: Facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters, and terminals for taxi, rail or bus service. |
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Bus terminal Rail passenger terminal |
Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Concession Freight handling area Fueling facility Limited internal retail Maintenance facility |
Park-and-ride facility (see Parking, Commercial) Taxi dispatch center (see Retail Sales and Service) |
H. Place of Worship
Characteristics: Places of assembly that provide meeting areas for religious practice. |
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Church, mosque, synagogue, or temple |
Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Columbaria, memorial garden Food services, dining area, food pantry or meal center Meeting room/classroom for meetings or classes not held on a daily basis |
Athletic, tennis, swim or health club (see Retail Sales and Service) Educational facility (see Educational Facilities) Neighborhood arts center or similar community facility, public (see Community Service) Private community center (see Household Living: Accessory Use) Revival or gospel tent (see Sec. 5.5, Temporary Uses) Senior center (see Community Service) Social service facility (see Social Service Institution) Treatment center, transient lodging, shelter for the homeless (see Social Service Institutions) |
I. Social Service Institutions
Characteristics: Uses that primarily provide treatment of those with psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, and transient housing related to those programs. |
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Alternative or post-incarceration facility, exclusive care and treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents and more than 12 patients are housed |
Adult educational facility Ancillary indoor storage Associated office Food services and dining area Meeting room Staff residences located on-site |
Cemetery, columbarium, mausoleum, memorial park (see Parks and Open Areas) Congregate care facility with individual units that meet the definition of a dwelling unit (see Household Living) Educational facility (see Educational Facilities) Family care home (see Household Living) Group home (see Group Living) Philanthropic institution (see Community Service) Residential assisted living facility without individual dwelling units (see Group Living) |
J. Utilities
Characteristics: Public or private infrastructure serving a limited area with no on-site personnel (Minor Utility) or the general community and possibly having on-site personnel (Major Utility). |
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Major Utilities: Waste treatment plant, water tower or tank, water treatment facility, water reclamation facility, solar array power station Minor Utilities: AM/FM/TV/HDTV broadcast facility Electrical substation Gas meter and regulator stations Telephone exchange, water or wastewater pump station |
Control, monitoring, data or transmission equipment Associated storage |
Maintenance yard or building (see Light Industrial Service) TV and radio studio (see Office) Reservoir or water supply (see Parks and Open Areas) |