Roanoke County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Agricultural/Rural Low Density District
- Min lot
- 65,340 sq ft (1.5 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 33
Agricultural/Rural Preserve District
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 36
Commercial
2Low Intensity Commercial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 36
High Intensity Commercial District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
Industrial
2I-1 Low Intensity Industrial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
I-2 High Intensity Industrial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 40
Residential
4Low Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 32,670 sq ft (0.75 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Medium Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 32,670 sq ft (0.75 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Medium Density Multi-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 32,670 sq ft (0.75 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 23
High Density Multi-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 32,670 sq ft (0.75 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 24 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 23
General provisions
255 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All facilities associated directly with the commercial kennel, whether indoors or outdoors, shall be set back a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any property line.
Common open space and recreational areas required: Five (5) percent of the total lot area for parcels of two (2) to five (5) acres, and ten (10) percent for parcels over five (5) acres. No open space is required for parcels under two (2) acres.
family exemption subdivisions ... shall be allowed in all agricultural and residential districts, outside of Planned Residential Subdivisions. Such lots shall be exempt from the minimum lot requirements for the district in which it is located
Solar energy systems are permitted in any zoning district ... A roof-mounted system shall not exceed the maximum building height ... and shall not be more than three (3) feet higher than the finished roof ... A ground- or pole-mounted system ... shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in total height.
Solar energy systems are permitted in any zoning district and may be installed upon receipt of the necessary permit(s) from the County and subject to the following use and design standards: ...
The following temporary uses shall be permitted in all zoning districts: ... Temporary construction yards ...
Eaves, cornices, windowsills, belt courses, awnings, bay windows, chimneys, and similar architectural features may project into a required yard a distance not to exceed two (2) feet. Roofs and coverings over a patio or stoop may project into a required yard a distance not to exceed five (5) feet.
A structure that is entirely below grade (underground) shall be exempt from the minimum setback requirements of that zoning district. ... Portions of an underground structure which are below grade shall not be counted when calculating lot or building coverage.
Height limitations contained in Article III and IV of this ordinance shall not apply to barns or silos associated with an agricultural use, church spires, belfries, residential chimneys, flag poles, or residential television antennae
Patios and stoops shall be allowed within all required setback areas. Decks shall comply with all district setback requirements.
Ramps and/or other means of handicapped accessibility are permitted in the required setback areas, but must ... be the minimum intrusion necessary to provide access to the subject property.
A structure built over the common lot line, between two (2) lots under the same ownership, will in effect combine these lots and they will hereafter function as one lot for the purpose of calculating setbacks.
Eaves, cornices, windowsills, belt courses, awnings, bay windows, chimneys, and similar architectural features may project into a required yard a distance not to exceed two (2) feet.
The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than thirty (30) feet in all zoning districts.
The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than thirty (30) feet in all zoning districts.
On pipestem lots, as defined in Section 30-28, no building or structure shall be permitted in the stem portion of the lot. ... The creation of irregular lots, as defined in Section 30-28 of this ordinance, shall be prohibited.
Only one single family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.
Only one single family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.
Well lots, tank lots, stormwater detention area lots, utility pumping station lots, and similar types of public utility lots may be created in compliance with the terms of this ordinance ... notwithstanding the frontage, width, area, and other design standards for lots found in Article III
The legs of this sight triangle shall be twenty (20) feet in length. ... Within this sight triangle nothing in excess of three (3) feet in height shall be constructed, placed, or permanently parked.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.