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SECTION 24 - PERMITTED USES

24.1 Schedule A: Schedule A, on the following pages of this Section, is a matrix which indicates the uses which may be allowed in each zoning district. All uses are subject to the dimensional limitations of Schedule B and all other applicable requirements of these Regulations. Each use is designated, according to zoning district, by one of the following categories:

Permitted Uses ("P") are allowed as a matter of right.

Site Plan Uses ("S") require the approval of a site plan application by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Special Exception Uses ("E") require the approval of a special exception application by the Planning and Zoning Commission. ("Special Use" and "Special Exception" are interchangeable terms). In addition to uses listed as Special Exceptions in Schedule A, a Special Exception approval is required for any uses having any of the following characteristics:

•Any site on which the sum of existing plus proposed development exceeds 20,000 square feet of floor area,

•Any site on which a Special Exception already exists or has been approved,

•Any site on which a drive-thru window is proposed,

•Any site on which a high traffic generator is proposed.

Prohibited Uses ("X") are not allowed in the zones indicated.

24.2 Prohibited Uses: Any use not specified in Schedule A as permitted is prohibited. To further assist in the interpretation of Schedule A, the following uses, the listing of which is not intended to be exhaustive, are specifically prohibited:

24.2.1 The use or occupancy of a trailer or tent as a dwelling; the parking or storage of a trailer except in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.

24.2.2 The outdoor storage in any Residence District of any motor vehicle which is not legally street operable whether registered or not.

24.2.3 The outdoor accumulation or storage of used or discarded materials, trash, rubbish, debris building materials, inoperable motor vehicles, parts of motor vehicles or construction equipment, with or without the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale or other use or disposition of the same.

24.3 Performance Standards: The use of land, buildings and other structures, wherever located, shall be established and conducted so as to conform to the performance standards specified in Section 41.

24.4 Off-Street Parking and Loading: Parking and loading spaces shall be provided off the street for any use of land, buildings and other structures as specified in Section 42.

24.5 Signs: All permitted signs shall be established in accordance with the requirements of Section 43.

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