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.
For purposes of calculating the minimum façade transparency, the overall area of a façade shall be calculated as identified below for ground and upper floors. The minimum required transparency shall then be calculated by applying the minimum façade transparency percentages from Section 36.2-316 to the calculated overall façade.
The AD District shall apply to those properties owned by the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission and certain properties immediately adjacent to and in the vicinity of the airport that should be used for airport-supportive or airport-related uses.
The development of properties in the AD District that are owned by the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission and are contiguous to one another shall be exempt from the following regulations: (A) The dimensional standards set forth in Section 36.2-323; (B) The sign regulations set forth in Article 6, Division 6, of this chapter; and (C) The landscaping and screening regulations set forth in Article 6, Division 4, of this chapter.
Use table for industrial districts. P indicates a use permitted as of right. S indicates a use permitted only by special exception.
Use table for industrial districts. P indicates permitted as of right; S indicates special exception.
Any area zoned to a Planned Unit Development District by the adoption of this chapter shall be exempt from the development standards and the procedural requirements set forth in Section 36.2-326 at the time of the adoption of this chapter.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates a use permitted as of right. S indicates a use permitted only by special exception.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates a use permitted as of right. S indicates a use permitted only by special exception.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates a use permitted as of right. S indicates a use permitted only by special exception.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates permitted as of right, S indicates special exception.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates permitted as of right, S indicates special exception.
Use table for planned unit development districts. P indicates permitted as of right, S indicates special exception.
The regulations of this section shall apply to the construction of, an addition to, or the exterior modification of a dwelling in a designated ND Overlay District.
The standards of the ND Overlay District promote compatibility between buildings and structures in the City's traditional neighborhoods, maintain property values, and promote pedestrian-friendly, walkable streets.
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of the City and identified as areas of special flood hazard determined by the City or shown on the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) or included in the flood insurance study (FIS) that are provided to the City by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The various special flood hazard districts shall include the SFHAs. The basis for the delineation of these districts shall be the FIS and the FIRM for the City prepared by FEMA...
The City requires base flood elevation plus twenty-four inches freeboard.
The purpose of the Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN) is to regulate and restrict the height of structures, objects, and natural growth...
The Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN) shall be applied to the Airport Navigation Zone as set forth and defined in subsection (d), below, and shall be an overlay to the underlying base zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map.
The various special flood hazard districts shall include the SFHAs. The basis for the delineation of these districts shall be the FIS and the FIRM for the City prepared by FEMA...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.