§ 1. Application of regulations and classification of structures and uses.  


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  • A.

    All existing and future structures and uses of premises within the unincorporated area of Hernando County, Florida, shall conform with all applicable provisions of this ordinance. Each zoning district is established to permit only those uses specifically listed as permitted except as hereinafter provided and is intended for the protection of those uses.

    B.

    The Administrative Official shall classify all existing and future structures and uses of premises based on the definitions as set forth in Article I and on the following schedule:

    Land Use Classifications

    1.

    Aircraft Establishments

    a.

    Aircraft

    b.

    New parts and accessories

    c.

    Reconditioned parts and accessories

    2.

    Aircraft Parts Establishments

    a.

    Excluding structural aircraft parts, no assembly allowed

    i.

    Instruments

    ii.

    Engine Parts

    3.

    Animal Specialty Establishments

    a.

    Animal boarding

    b.

    Animal husbandry activities

    c.

    Animal training facilities

    4.

    Antique Stores

    a.

    Antique furniture and home furnishings

    b.

    Objects of art

    c.

    Related antique accessories

    5.

    Aquaculture

    a.

    Fish

    b.

    Mollusks

    c.

    Crustaceans

    d.

    Aquatic plants

    e.

    Other aquatic life

    6.

    Automobile Equipment Rental Establishments

    a.

    Rental or leasing large equipment and machinery

    7.

    Automobile Glass Establishments

    a.

    Retail sales and associated storage of automobile and light truck glass

    b.

    Replacement of automobile and light truck glass

    8.

    Automobile Parking Establishments

    9.

    Automobile Service Establishments

    a.

    Car washing, waxing, polishing

    b.

    Windshield wiper changes, oil changes, tune ups, tire repair, brake repair, battery and ignition system repair, and other similar minor repair

    10.

    Automobile Specialty Establishments

    a.

    Travel trailers

    b.

    Mobile homes

    c.

    Motorcycles

    d.

    Similar automotive product specialties

    11.

    Automobile and Truck Rental or Leasing Establishments

    12.

    Automobile and Truck Repair Establishments

    a.

    Repair of automobile or truck tops, bodies, and radiators

    b.

    Automobile truck painting and refinishing and repair and replacement of glass

    c.

    General and specialized similar automobile or truck repairs including motorcycles, farm tractors and similar farm equipment repairs

    d.

    Transmission repair, drive train repairs, engine overhauls, and similar major repairs

    13.

    Boatyards

    a.

    Heavy repair and boat building

    14.

    Building Material Establishment

    a.

    Lumber

    b.

    Building Materials

    c.

    Hardware

    d.

    Paint and glass

    e.

    Electrical supplies

    f.

    Roofing materials

    g.

    Miscellaneous farm and garden supplies

    h.

    Tools, equipment and machinery

    15.

    Business, Professional and Nonprofit Organizations Offices

    a.

    Finance, insurance and real estate functions

    b.

    Medical and other health out-patient functions

    c.

    Legal functions

    d.

    Engineering, architectural and planning functions

    e.

    Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping functions

    f.

    Welfare and charitable administrative and executive functions

    g.

    Business, professional, political, labor, civic, social and fraternal associations, organizations and union administrative and executive functions

    h.

    Advertising, employment, protective, business, and management consulting functions

    i.

    Administrative and executive functions

    16.

    Business Training Schools

    a.

    Correspondence schools

    b.

    Business, computer, and stenographic schools

    c.

    Barber and beauty schools

    d.

    Art and music schools

    e.

    Dancing schools

    f.

    Schools devoted to tutoring

    17.

    Call Centers

    18.

    Cemeteries

    19.

    Charitable Organizations

    20.

    Child Care Facilities

    21.

    Civic Centers

    22.

    Clubhouses

    23.

    Commercial Amusement Establishments

    a.

    Profit-oriented amusements

    b.

    Outdoor commercial amusement facility

    (1)

    Drive-in motion picture theater

    (2)

    Golf courses, driving ranges, carpet golf courses

    (3)

    Stadium complexes

    (4)

    Racetracks

    (5)

    Travel trailer parks

    (6)

    Boat, canoe, motorcycle, bicycle and off-road vehicle rental establishment where rented items are used on the premises

    (7)

    Turkey shoots

    (8)

    Carnival-type rides

    (9)

    Sightseeing tours

    24.

    Commercial Billboard Advertising Sign

    25.

    Commercial Fishing Pond

    26.

    Commercial Riding Stables

    27.

    Commercial Vehicle Parking Lot

    28.

    Community Residential Homes

    29.

    Comparison Goods Stores

    a.

    Clothing

    b.

    Shoes

    c.

    Apparel accessories

    d.

    Furniture

    e.

    Appliances

    f.

    Home furnishings

    g.

    Retail pet stores

    30.

    Concession Stands

    31.

    Congregate Care Homes and Facilities:

    a.

    Adult family care homes

    b.

    Homes for special services

    c.

    Transitional living facilities

    d.

    Adult day care homes

    e.

    Assisted living facilities

    32.

    Construction Service Establishments

    a.

    Operative and investment builders

    b.

    Subdividers and developments

    c.

    General building heavy construction and special trade contractors

    d.

    Plumbing, painting, electrical work and carpentry contractors

    e.

    Highway, bridges, dams, sewer and water system contractors

    33.

    Convenience Goods Stores

    a.

    Groceries

    b.

    Drugs

    c.

    Notions

    d.

    Toiletries

    e.

    Sundries

    f.

    Associated Gas sale

    34.

    Cultural Facilities

    a.

    Libraries

    b.

    Museums

    c.

    Art galleries and arboreta

    d.

    Botanical gardens

    35.

    Domestic and Business Repair Establishments

    a.

    Small electrical appliances, radios and television repairs

    b.

    Re-upholstery and furniture repairs

    c.

    Bicycle, leather goods, locks, guns and musical instruments

    d.

    Business machine and typewriter repairs

    36.

    Domestic and Business Service Establishments

    a.

    Duplicating, mailing and stenographic services

    b.

    Blueprinting and photocopying services

    c.

    Window cleaning, floor waxing, office cleaning and janitorial services

    d.

    Disinfecting and exterminating services

    e.

    Ambulance services

    f.

    Catering services

    37.

    Domestic Rental Service

    a.

    Renting or leasing small miscellaneous merchandise products or goods

    b.

    Taxi and limo services

    38.

    Dude Ranches

    39.

    Educational Facilities

    a.

    Nursery schools and kindergartens

    b.

    Elementary, secondary, and vocational schools

    c.

    Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools

    40.

    Exotic Animal Specialty Farms

    a.

    Large cats

    b.

    Elephants

    c.

    Monkeys

    d.

    Camels

    e.

    Hippopotamus

    f.

    Zoological gardens

    41.

    Farm Equipment and Supply Establishments

    a.

    Farm equipment

    b.

    Machinery

    c.

    Hardware

    d.

    Production

    e.

    Miscellaneous farm and garden supplies

    42.

    Farming and Farming Service Establishments

    a.

    Field crops (fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts)

    b.

    Livestock including ostriches, emus and lamas

    c.

    Livestock products

    d.

    Poultry

    e.

    Dairies

    f.

    Aquaculture

    g.

    Packaging of field crops

    43.

    Reserved

    44.

    Fisheries

    a.

    Commercial fisheries

    b.

    Reserved

    c.

    Operation of fish hatcheries or fishing preserves

    45.

    Fishing Camps

    46.

    Forestry and Forestry Service Establishments

    a.

    Operation of timber tracts, forest nurseries

    b.

    Reforestation services

    c.

    Gathering of gums, barks, maple sap, and other forest products

    d.

    Forest Management Activities

    47.

    Reserved.

    48.

    Gasoline Service Stations

    a.

    Gasoline and lubricating oils

    b.

    Retail selling of minor automotive accessories

    c.

    Performing of minor automotive repair work

    d.

    Associated convenience good sales

    49.

    Gift Shops

    50.

    Government Research and Associated Education Facilities

    51.

    Governmental Uses and Structures

    a.

    Emergency medical service facilities

    b.

    Fire Departments

    c.

    Police Stations

    d.

    Public Libraries

    e.

    Public Offices, Buildings and Centers

    f.

    Public Auditoriums, Arenas, Museums and Art Galleries

    g.

    Public Educational Facilities

    h.

    Government Post Offices

    52.

    Heating fuel and ice establishments

    a.

    Coal, wood, heating fuel oil, bottled gas and/or ice

    53.

    Home Occupations

    54.

    Horse Show

    55.

    Horticultural Specialty Farms

    a.

    Field crops (fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts)

    b.

    Hydroponics

    c.

    Aquaponics

    d.

    Aeroponics

    56.

    Hospitals

    57.

    Hunting Camps

    58.

    Hunting, Trapping and Game Propagation

    59.

    Landscaping Service Establishments

    a.

    Horticultural services

    b.

    Cemetery upkeep

    c.

    Landscape gardening

    d.

    Tree planting

    60.

    Laundry and Dry Cleaning Plants

    61.

    Light Research, Development and Testing Establishments normally associated with Mining Activities

    62.

    Live Aboards

    a.

    permanent residence aboard a docked or moored boat

    63.

    Livestock Auctions

    64.

    Manufacturing

    65.

    Marine Establishments

    a.

    Boats and motorboats

    b.

    New parts and accessories

    66.

    Mining

    a.

    Quarrying

    b.

    Well operation

    c.

    Crushing

    d.

    Screening

    e.

    Flotation

    67.

    Mortuaries, Funeral Homes and Crematories

    68.

    Motor Freight Transportation Establishments

    a.

    Local or long distance trucking

    b.

    Transfer and draying services

    c.

    Trucking and freight handling services

    69.

    Noncommercial Amusement Facilities

    a.

    Nonprofit oriented recreation

    b.

    Noncommercial operation of sports and recreational services

    70.

    Nursing Care Homes

    a.

    Convalescent homes

    b.

    Rest homes

    c.

    Homes for the aged or infirm

    d.

    Convalescent homes for children

    e.

    Hospice facilities

    71.

    Outdoor Advertising Service Establishments

    72.

    Paint Ball Ranges

    73.

    Personal Services Establishments

    a.

    Beauty and barber services

    b.

    Garment mending

    c.

    Alteration and related minor pressing services

    d.

    Laundry and dry cleaning pickup services

    e.

    Self-service or coin-operated laundromat

    f.

    Fur repair and storage services

    g.

    Shoe shining, shoe repair and hat cleaning service

    h.

    Watch, clock and jewelry repair services

    i.

    Commercial photographic services

    j.

    Tattoo/Body Piercing services

    74.

    Pigeons and Pigeon Aviaries

    75.

    Places of Public Assembly

    a.

    Social Clubs

    b.

    Religious Establishments

    c.

    Public Meeting Halls

    d.

    Community Centers

    e.

    Civic Centers

    f.

    Fraternal Organizations

    g.

    Cultural Facilities

    76.

    Private Airstrips

    77.

    Public Service Facility Uses and Structures

    a.

    Transmission Lines

    i.

    Electric lines 230 kv or greater

    b.

    Compressor Stations

    c.

    Construction and Demolition Debris Landfill

    d.

    Sanitary Landfills

    e.

    Utility Substations and Distribution Centers

    f.

    Domestic Waste Water Facilities including lime stabilization and residual management treatment facilities

    g.

    Public Water Supply Wellfields

    h.

    Public Water and Reuse Water Storage Facilities

    i.

    Stand Alone Potable and Reuse Water Pumping Facilities not accessory to a project or use of land

    j.

    Stand alone Sewer Pumping Facilities not accessory to a project or use of land

    k.

    Digesters

    l.

    Water Treatment Plants

    m.

    Air Curtain Incinerators

    n.

    Telecommunication Facilities

    o.

    Radio, Television and Communication Towers

    p.

    Railroad Yards

    q.

    Distribution Electric Substations that distribute electricity through lines greater than 69 kilovolts in size

    78.

    Publishing and Printing Service Establishments

    a.

    Duplicating, mailing and stenographic services

    b.

    Blueprinting and photocopying services

    c.

    Commercial and job printing services

    d.

    Newspaper publishing and printing

    79.

    Recreational Facilities

    80 .

    Rental Stores

    81.

    Residential

    a.

    Single-family residence

    b.

    Duplex

    c.

    Multifamily dwellings

    d.

    Single-family mobile home

    e.

    Duplex mobile home

    f.

    Lodging house

    g.

    Rental apartment

    h.

    Boardinghouse

    82.

    Resource-Oriented Recreational Activities

    a.

    Hunting

    b.

    Fishing

    c.

    Canoeing/Kayaking

    d.

    Camping

    e.

    Hiking

    f.

    Nature Observation

    g.

    Natural Swimming Areas

    h.

    Picnicking

    i.

    Bicycling

    j.

    Horse-back riding

    83.

    Restaurants

    a.

    Drive-in restaurants

    84.

    Retail Food Stores

    a.

    Grocery stores

    b.

    Produce markets

    c.

    Meat markets

    d.

    Fish markets

    e.

    Fruit stands

    f.

    Bakeries

    g.

    Other retail food shops

    85.

    Retail Plant Nurseries with Outside Storage

    86.

    Rodeo

    87.

    Seafood Processing Plants

    88.

    Secondhand Stores

    a.

    Used clothing

    b.

    Used furniture

    c.

    Used books

    89.

    Substance-abuse Rehabilitation Facilities

    90.

    Wholesale and Storage Establishments

    a.

    Wholesaling and warehousing

    b.

    Open and tank storage

    c.

    Other nonretail sales and functions of a similar nature

    91.

    Wildlife Management Activities

    92.

    Wineries

(Ord. No. 76-2, §§ 5, 6, 2-17-76; Ord. No. 89-16, § 1, 8-15-89; Ord. No. 93-30, §§ 2, 3, 12-21-93; Ord. No. 96-08, § 2, 5-7-96; Ord. No. 96-19, § 2, 9-10-96; Ord. No. 98-01, § 2, 1-27-98; Ord. No. 2001-24, § 2, 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2004-03, § 2, 2-24-04; Ord. No. 2004-11, § 2, 8-3-04; Ord. No. 2008-05, § VIII, 2-26-08; Ord. No. 2013-31, § II, 10-22-13; Ord. No. 2013-37, § II, 12-10-13; Ord. No 2016-12, § I, 7-27-16)