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Municipality · Virginia

Roanoke

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10
Districts
308
Extracted rules
844
Standards
11
Chapters read
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Zoning districts

10 districts, grouped by category.

Overlay

2
H-1Overlay

Historic Downtown Overlay District

Roanoke, VA
H-2Overlay

Historic Neighborhood Overlay District

Roanoke, VA

Industrial

2
I-1Industrial

Light Industrial District

Roanoke, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
76
I-2Industrial

Heavy Industrial District

Roanoke, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
50

Residential

6
R-12Residential

R-12 District

Roanoke, VA
Min lot
43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
Max height
45 ft
Front setback
150 ft
Permitted uses
4
R-3Residential

R-3 District

Roanoke, VA
R-5Residential

R-5 District

Roanoke, VA
R-7Residential

R-7 District

Roanoke, VA
RM-1Residential

RM-1 District

Roanoke, VA
RM-2Residential

RM-2 District

Roanoke, VA

General provisions

298 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 36.2-407(b)1 standards

Under no circumstances shall a display area be located closer than five (5) feet to a side or rear property line.

Sec. 36.2-407(c)1 standards

A new or used commercial motor vehicle sales and service establishment shall require a minimum lot area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet designated for such use.

Sec. 36.2-407.1(c)(1)1 standards

Maximum lot area for a community garden shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in all residential districts, except the RA District.

Sec. 36.2-407.1(c)(1)1 standards

The maximum lot area for a community garden shall be forty thousand (40,000) square feet in all other districts.

Sec. 36.2-407.1(c)(4)1 standards

The maximum footprint of all accessory structures as identified in item (2) above shall be limited to ten (10) percent of the lot area of the community garden.

Sec. 36.2-407.1(c)(6)1 standards

Any outdoor lighting shall be less than or equal to eight (8) feet in height and shall be fully shielded or located, aimed, and shielded so as not to present glare on abutting lots or streets

Sec. 36.2-408(b)(1)1 standards

All child day care centers shall provide a minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of designated common floor area per child

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(10)2 standards

Menu boards... shall be a maximum of fifty (50) square feet, with a maximum height of eight (8) feet.

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(2)2 standards

Each stacking space shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length and ten (10) feet in width along straight portions.

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(3)1 standards

The minimum distance to any access connection for the site from the centerline of the final transaction window shall be forty (40) feet.

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(5)1 standards

Entrances to stacking lanes shall be clearly marked and shall be located at a minimum of forty (40) feet from the intersection with the street.

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(8)1 standards

The intersection of stacking lanes and walk-in customer access shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any access connections and transaction windows.

Sec. 36.2-409(d)(9)1 standards

Speakers shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from the property line of any residentially zoned property.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(a)(2)1 standards

An accessory dwelling located in a detached accessory building shall be limited to eight hundred (800) square feet or eighty (80) percent of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling, whichever is less.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(a)(3)1 standards

The floor area of an accessory dwelling located within a principal building shall be no more than forty (40) percent of the gross floor area of the building.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(b)5 standards

Permitted only on a lot with a minimum lot area of seven thousand (7,000) square feet. ... Limited to two (2) stories. ... Dwelling units have a maximum gross floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet. ... At least twenty (20) percent of the lot area shall be dedicated to a central courtyard.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(c)5 standards

The primary façade width of one (1) and two (2) dwelling buildings shall be within twenty-five (25) percent of the average of the widths of such buildings on the same side of the same block.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(d)6 standards

The maximum width of the principal façade of the building shall be one hundred twenty (120) percent of the average widths of other dwellings on the same side of the same block.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(e)5 standards

Each façade within the primary front yard shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) percent of the average widths of other dwellings on the same side of the same block. Such façades shall be separated by at least twenty (20) feet.

Sec. 36.2-409.1(f)4 standards

A row of townhouses in a townhouse building shall be limited to three hundred (300) feet or less. The minimum width of a dwelling in a townhouse building is fifteen (15) feet.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.