Unified Development Ordinance, 32nd Supplement, July 2024

Article 6.4. Commercial Uses | CHAPTER 6. ​USE REGULATIONS

Sec. 6.4.8. Passenger Terminal A. Passenger Terminal Use Category

i. Any City Code zoning regulation on the short-term rental premise. ii. Any noise regulation on the short-term rental premise. iii. Any nuisance prohibited by City Code section 12-6002 on the short term rental premise. c. A Verified Violation means a determination made by a City Code enforcement official, Police Officer, or judge, with notice of violation of the City Code, opportunity to respond to the noticed alleged offenses and an order or other mandate issued to the owner or any other person imposing a sanction or requiring further actions to comply with the City Code, including, without any limitation, the payment of civil penalties or administrative fees, or implementation of corrective measures, or cessation of activities, or conviction of a criminal Code offense for failure to comply with the Code provisions listed in this subsection. A verified violation that is appealed continues as a verified violation unless it is overturned on appeal. If the violation is reinstated on a further appeal, it resumes its status as a verified violation.

Facilities for the takeoff and landing of planes and helicopters, and facilities for trains, buses, taxis or limo services. Passenger terminal includes the following uses. 1. Airport. 2. Airfield, landing strip. 3. Bus passenger terminal, multi-modal facility. 4. Heliport. 5. Railroad station. 6. Taxi dispatch center, limousine service. B. Airfield, Landing Strip 1. Defined Facility for the taking off and landing of aeroplanes. Does not include accommodations for passengers. 2. Use Standards a. Design standards for an airfield shall be in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements. b. The length of the clear zone to be controlled and maintained by the airfield (no buildings allowed) such that future construction is prohibited is 1,000 feet. c. There shall be a planted area at least 25 feet wide on both sides of the landing strip, provided and maintained by the airfield owner in such a manner as to minimize noise, dust and hazard from the field, in areas where in the opinion of the Board of Adjustment such protection is found to be desirable. d. The area shall be fenced to prevent trespassing by animals or unauthorized persons. e. Except in areas properly zoned for such uses, there shall be no business, repair or advertisement, except for the sale of gasoline to the planes based at the field.

Once lawfully revoked, a new permit for a short-term rental cannot be issued or re-instated for the premise for a period of 365 days.

Sec. 6.4.7. Parking A. Parking Use Category 1. Defined

Facilities that provide parking as a principal use, whether as remote parking for a principal use on a separate lot or as a principal use on the site. A fee may or may not be charged.

2. Use Standards a. The parking facility must be located completely within a zoning district that permits the principal use that the parking is serving. b. In an R-1, R-2, R-4, R-6, R-10 or R-X district, a fee may not be charged.

Supp. No. 32

6-26 Published July 2024

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina