Leesburg
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
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2Commercial
5Community (Downtown) Business District
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Front setback
- 1 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Established Corridor Commercial District
Community Retail/Commercial District
Mixed-Use Business District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
General Office District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Other
1Residential
7Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-16
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 8
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-22
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential District R-4
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 27
Residential District R-6
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 19
Residential District R-8
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 9
General provisions
487 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Total building floor area of a Neighborhood Retail Convenience Center shall be established at the time of rezoning and shall not exceed 40,000 square feet gross floor area.
A nursing home shall be designed to accommodate service vehicles with access to the building at a side or rear entrance.
Incidental and subordinate accessory research & development and production uses not to exceed 35% of the gross floor area are permitted by-right subject to meeting the performance standards of Sec. 9.3.22.
Outdoor storage areas cannot exceed eight (8) feet in height.
Outdoor Storage shall be limited to the rear or side of a building adjacent to other commercially zoned property.
Pad sites shall locate within 300 feet of the primary building within the center.
Pad sites shall not have direct access to abutting public streets. Pad sites shall locate within 300 feet of the primary building within the center.
Such parking facilities shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles in operating condition. No motor vehicle repair work except emergency service shall be permitted in association with such a parking facility.
Personal services include but are not limited to the following: Appliance repair and rental stores; arts and crafts studio or store; barber shop and beauty shop; bicycle repair store; caterer; dressmaker shop; dry-cleaning and/or laundry pickup station; furniture repair and/or restoration; locksmith shop; musical instrument repair shop; office supply store; and photographer's studio; photostat shop; shoe repair shop; tailor shop; travel agency; and watch repair shops.
No permit shall hereafter be issued for a public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is (a) in the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library
No permit shall hereafter be issued for a public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is (a) in the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library, or, (b) if such entrance or exit shall be located within twenty (20) feet of an "R" District within the same block front; and, no permit shall be issued hereafter for public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if any part of any structure, including underground gasoline tanks and/or service aisles are to be located within one hundred (100) feet of any building or grounds of any of the aforesaid public or institutional uses or any "R" District.
No building used for or in conjunction with a recreation facility shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any property line except within the Crescent Design District.
No building used for or in conjunction with a recreation facility shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any property line except within the Crescent Design District.
No vibration, odor, smoke, radiation, particulate matter or other adverse impacts that create significant negative impacts to adjacent land uses shall be detectable at the property boundary.
All operations, activities and storage shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except research requiring solar exposure and uses which by their nature must be conducted outside a building; or as otherwise approved for outdoor storage in accordance with use standards provided in Section 9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage.
Schools of special instruction shall not be located within four hundred (400) feet of a residential zone unless all such uses are located within a completely enclosed building and the building is adequately soundproofed
Schools of special instruction shall not be located within four hundred (400) feet of a residential zone unless all such uses are located within a completely enclosed building and the building is adequately soundproofed and constructed so that there will be no noise detrimental to other properties.
All instruction shall be provided within a fully enclosed structure. The building shall be adequately soundproofed and constructed so that there will be no noise, vibration or odors detrimental to other properties.
No permit shall be issued for a service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is: 1. In the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library
Service stations shall not include ancillary uses such as vehicular or tool rental (including moving vans) and shall be limited to the servicing of vehicles and non-automotive accessory retail sales of snacks, convenience foods, and similar products.
Source documents
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