Roanoke
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
2Industrial
2Residential
6R-12 District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 150 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3 District
R-5 District
R-7 District
RM-1 District
RM-2 District
General provisions
298 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Existing approved tree of at least nine (9) inch caliper shall receive a canopy credit of three (3) trees of the same species
Existing approved tree of at least twelve (12) inch caliper shall receive a canopy credit of four (4) trees of the same species
The planting or replacement of trees on a development site shall be required to the extent that, at twenty (20) years, minimum tree canopies will be provided as specified in the dimensional regulations in Article 3 of this chapter.
The planting or replacement of trees on a development site shall be required to the extent that, at twenty (20) years, minimum tree canopies will be provided as specified in the dimensional regulations in Article 3 of this chapter.
A minimum of one (1) deciduous or evergreen shrub for each four (4) linear feet of building foundation that fronts on a street shall be planted in the area between the street right-of-way and the principal building.
A minimum of one (1) deciduous or evergreen shrub for each four (4) linear feet of building foundation that fronts on a street shall be planted in the area between the street right-of-way and the principal building.
Outdoor sports facility | Between the facility and any abutting residential district. | Buffer: Deciduous trees | None
Interior planting areas shall be at least eight (8) feet by eighteen (18) feet, with a minimum soil depth of two (2) feet...
Interior planting areas shall be at least eight (8) feet by eighteen (18) feet, with a minimum soil depth of two (2) feet
Off-site, off-street parking shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the lot of the use or structure served.
Off-site, off-street parking shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the lot of the use or structure served.
If the total number of calculated parking spaces is fifty (50) or less, as set forth in Table 653-1, the maximum number of off-street parking spaces permitted shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the calculated spaces required; or If the total number of calculated parking spaces is fifty-one (51) or more, ... one hundred forty (140) percent...
If the total number of calculated parking spaces is fifty (50) or less, as set forth in Table 653-1, the maximum number of off-street parking spaces permitted shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) percent of the calculated spaces required
If the total number of calculated parking spaces is fifty-one (51) or more, as set forth in Table 653-1, the maximum number of off-street parking spaces permitted shall not exceed one hundred forty (140) percent of the calculated spaces required.
The maximum number of off-street parking spaces permitted, as established in Section 36.2-653(c), shall not apply to parking areas utilizing permeable pavement systems or to parking structures.
Maximum parking standards may be exceeded with the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to the following provisions: ... in no case shall the total number of parking spaces provided exceed two hundred (200) percent of the calculated spaces
All off-street parking areas shall be limited to improved surfaces as defined in Section 36.2-654(b)(1). Unobstructed access shall be provided to and from a street or an alley.
All off-street parking areas shall be limited to improved surfaces as defined in Section 36.2-654(b)(1). Unobstructed access shall be provided to and from a street or an alley. Off-street parking areas shall be so designed as not to require or permit the parking of any motor vehicle across a sidewalk.
Parking and loading areas shall be so designed as not to require or permit maneuvering to and from a street to access or exit a parking space, except such maneuvering to and from a street shall be permitted on a lot containing buildings with eight (8) or fewer dwellings.
For lots under common ownership or an otherwise agreed to unified development, the joint use of driveways, frontage roads, and parking areas for nonresidential uses may be required by the Zoning Administrator along collector and arterial streets.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.