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.
The purpose of the River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC) is to recognize the Roanoke River and its tributaries as valuable water resources...
Within the RCC Overlay District, a riparian buffer shall be established and shall consist of all land adjacent to, and fifty (50) feet landward from, the top of the banks of the Roanoke River or the applicable tributary.
The Comprehensive Sign Overlay District is intended to provide the opportunity for innovative comprehensive signage plans for developments which contain a number of constraints to conventional sign placement and allocation regulation...
A Comprehensive Sign Overlay District shall consist of at least two (2) acres; The comprehensive signage plan shall emphasize compatibility with the buildings and site design;
The footprint of any accessory structure shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the building footprint of the principal building.
Cumulative structure footprint of all accessory structures on the parcel shall not exceed the footprint of the principal building
Amateur radio towers and antennas shall be permitted by right as accessory structures in all zoning districts... in no case shall they exceed a height of seventy-five (75) feet above ground level
Where dumpsters or refuse containers for nonresidential uses are located on a lot which abuts a residentially zoned lot, such containers shall be located no closer than fifteen (15) feet to the abutting residentially zoned lot.
the maximum allowable sign area per bollard will be four (4) square feet
Solar energy systems shall not be located in the front yard, required or established.
Private stables, where permitted by this chapter, shall require a minimum lot area of two (2) acres for each horse in the stable.
The structure shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet in gross floor area
No adult use may be established within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district.
No adult use may be established within five hundred (500) feet of a residentially zoned district, or a school, educational institution, place of worship, public park, playground, playfield, or day care center.
No more than six (6) guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast establishment and the number of guest occupants shall not exceed twelve (12).
Rooms shall be rented on a daily or weekly basis. Stays shall not exceed fourteen (14) days.
One (1) sign attached to the building shall be permitted. Such sign shall have a sign area not exceeding two (2) square feet and shall not be illuminated.
The establishment may have up to ten (10) bedrooms used exclusively for rent including guest sleeping rooms in detached accessory structures.
The homestay shall have no more than two (2) bedrooms for guests and shall accommodate no more than four (4) total guests.
Discharge of wash water to the ground or storm drain system is prohibited.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.