St. Martin Parish |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix C. ZONING ORDINANCE |
Appendix A. SCHEDULE OF ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS; LAND USE/ZONING DEFINITIONS |
SCHEDULE OF ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
Zoning District C-2 (General Commercial).
Permitted Uses:
Retail manufacturing; gasoline/diesel filling stations; parking garages and lots; residential appliance sales and service; business and professional office activities; retail and wholesale uses; neighborhood shopping; light manufacturing; storage and public garages; barrooms; nightclubs; lounges; radio and television studios; hotels and motels; theaters (including drive-ins); farmers markets; printing and engraving; passenger terminals; kennels and animal hospitals; motor and/or mobile home sales, service, and rental; janitorial services (wholesale and retail); farm equipment sales, service, and rental; boat sales and service (wholesale and retail); auto/truck sales, service, and rental; auditoriums and convention centers; amusement centers; business schools; commercial recreation (including bowling alleys; skating rinks; skateboard parks; etc.); off-site advertising (billboards); car washes; personal service shops; restaurants (alcoholic beverages consumed on premises); studios; fix-it shops; laundromats; drugstores; catering and delicatessen services; cleaning and dyeing of garments; convenience stores (with or without gasoline); fire and police stations; funeral homes; day nurseries and kindergartens; bakeries; dwelling for resident watchman or caretaker employed on premises; horticultural nurseries; retail stores for the convenience of neighboring residents; and community-based recycling facilities.
Permitted as Exceptions by Board of Adjustment:
Railroads; temporary commercial amusements or recreational developments; temporary buildings used in connection with construction; institutions; airports; radio and television broadcasting towers; parking lots for business uses within 300 feet of district boundary; single-family dwellings; single-family mobile homes; and all other uses permitted in R-3 (Multifamily Residential).
Permitted Signs:
Business and advertising signs not to exceed 120 square feet.
Maximum Floor Area:
15,000 square feet where more than one use is located in one district; 25,000 square feet is maximum combined total floor area.
Maximum Height of Main Building:
100 feet.
Lot Requirements (subject to Louisiana State Sanitary Code, Chapter 13):
Minimum lot area: 10,000 square feet.
Front yard: 20 feet.
Side yard: None.
Rear yard: None.