Roanoke

The word 'family' does not refer to more than four (4) persons unrelated by blood, marriage, or adoption except as specifically provided in (2) of this definition.

Cottage court: a group of two (2) or more buildings that contain three (3) or more dwellings that are limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

Stoops do not exceed one-hundred (100) square feet in floor area.

The maximum building footprint for this use is fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

Accessory dwelling: an additional dwelling on a lot where the principal use is a one (1) dwelling building on a lot.

A basic development plan shall be prepared in a clear and legible manner and shall be drawn to a suitable and fixed scale, such as one (1) inch equals thirty (30) feet.

The sheet size of plans shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and shall be no larger than thirty (30) inches by forty-two (42) inches.

If any development activity is projected to generate an increase in traffic of more than one hundred (100) vehicles per hour during the peak traffic hour of any adjacent street or more than one thousand (1,000) vehicles per day, a Traffic Impact Study or Statement, as approved by the City Traffic Engineer, shall be required.

A landscape plan shall be drawn to scale of not less than one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet, or a scale as necessary to establish compliance with this chapter.

should the parking spaces on the Secondary Parcel become unavailable for use at some time as a result of a breach in the recorded instrument, or for any other reason, that an equal number of parking spaces shall be constructed and provided either on the Primary Parcel(s) or through another off-site arrangement. Failure to provide or construct such replacement parking spaces within ninety (90) days, weather permitting, shall be deemed a violation of the City's Zoning Ordinance

Regulations for nonconforming uses, structures, and lots, including abandonment, expansion, and repair provisions.

Accessory dwelling: An additional dwelling on a lot where the principal use is a one (1) dwelling building on a lot.

Visually opaque: A vertical surface characterized by a solid material through which no visual images can be seen. For purposes of "visually opaque" fencing, the openings of such fence, with gates closed, shall not exceed two (2) percent of any one (1) square foot of vertical fence surface area that is more than eight (8) inches above grade, nor shall any opening exceed one-half (½) inch in width.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all property located within the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke to the extent permitted by law.

Except where specifically provided for in this chapter, railroad tracks, signals, bridges, and similar facilities located on a railroad right-of-way shall be exempt from the regulations of this chapter. Such exemption shall not apply to railroad yards, railroad shops, and similar facilities.

Wherever any regulation in this chapter imposes higher or more restrictive standards than are required in any other statute, ordinance, or regulation, this chapter shall govern. Whenever any other statute, ordinance, or regulation imposes higher or more restrictive standards, such other statute, ordinance, or regulation shall govern.

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall be considered the minimum requirements to protect public health, safety, comfort, prosperity, and general welfare, and to provide a remedy for existing conditions which are detrimental thereto.

No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be used to satisfy similar requirements of any other building, except as may be specifically provided.

All distances specified in this chapter for the purpose of separating uses shall be measured in a horizontal plane from the closest property line of one (1) use to the closest property line of the other use, and for the purpose of separating structures shall be measured in a horizontal plane from the closest point of one (1) structure to the closest point of the other structure.

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply: (A) District boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, rights-of-way, alleys, railroad lines, or streams or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines;