10804 Monroe Rd, Matthews, NC 28105

Light Industrial District - Parallel Traditional Districts

The Light Industrial District is established to create and protect industrial areas for the provision of light manufacturing and the distribution of products at wholesale. The standards established for this district are designed to promote sound, permanent light industrial development and also to protect nearby residential areas from the undesirable aspects of industrial development. Whenever possible, areas of this zoning category are separated from residential areas by natural or structural boundaries, such as drainage channels, sharp breaks in topography, strips of vegetation, traffic arteries, and similar features. The map symbol and short name for the Light Industrial District shall be I-1; (CD) Parallel Traditional Districts: The provision for Parallel Traditional zoning districts is established to address those situations where an allowed use within a particular Traditional district may be acceptable at a specific location when additional voluntary conditions are offered. The process of designating a Parallel Traditional district allows the Board of Commissioners to approve a proposal for a specific use or list of uses with reasonable conditions to assure compatibility with surrounding properties. Any use permitted under this process must also conform to the development regulations for the corresponding Traditional zoning district. Following Board of Commissioners approval of a Parallel Traditional zoning district, the property shall be identified on the zoning maps by the appropriate Parallel Traditional district designation. This designation is the underlying Traditional district designation plus the letters (CD).