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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. 36.2-410(b)(1)1 standards

No fence or wall that exceeds a height of 36 inches from graded ground level shall be permitted within a sight distance triangle.

Sec. 36.2-410(b)(2)1 standards

No fence located in an area as set forth in subsections (A) and (B) below shall be a solid fence... Lattice, open wire, or any other fence type with 25 percent or more open area shall be permitted.

Sec. 36.2-410(b)(4)1 standards

Barbed wire and razor wire are prohibited in all residential districts, except that barbed wire is permitted to contain animals associated with an agricultural operation in the RA District.

Sec. 36.2-410(c)(1)3 standards

The following setback requirements shall apply to any arbor, provided it shall be no greater than nine (9) feet in height, constitute no more than one hundred fifty (150) square feet, and each surface of the arbor shall be at least fifty (50) percent open.

Sec. 36.2-410(c)(2)4 standards

A trellis may be located in any yard, provided it is no greater than nine (9) feet in height, six (6) feet in width, and three (3) feet in depth, and provided further that each surface of the trellis shall be at least fifty (50) percent open.

Sec. 36.2-410.1(d)(5)1 standards

Fill or borrow sites using industrial-type power equipment shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., except in cases of a public emergency.

Sec. 36.2-410.1(d)(9)2 standards

Reclamation of any borrow or fill site shall commence within seven days of completion of such operation, and be completed within 60 days of completion of the operation

Sec. 36.2-411(c)(1)3 standards

A street screen shall be a minimum height of thirty (30) inches and maximum height of forty-two (42) inches, with vertical support posts of metal or masonry spaced at no more than eight (8) feet on center.

Sec. 36.2-411(c)(2)3 standards

A landscaping strip shall be of a minimum depth of eight (8) feet shall be planted with a minimum of one (1) evergreen or deciduous shrub, spaced at a rate of no greater than three (3) feet on center and having a minimum height at planting of twenty-four (24) inches

Sec. 36.2-411(d)(1)(A)2 standards

Such canopy shall have a maximum clear, unobstructed height to its underside not to exceed fourteen (14) feet, six (6) inches

Sec. 36.2-411(e)(1)3 standards

Such canopy shall have a maximum clear, unobstructed height to its underside not to exceed fourteen (14) feet, six (6) inches and a maximum overall height not to exceed sixteen (16) feet, six (6) inches

Sec. 36.2-411(e)(1)3 standards

Such canopy shall have a maximum clear, unobstructed height to its underside not to exceed fourteen (14) feet, six (6) inches and a maximum overall height not to exceed sixteen (16) feet, six (6) inches

Sec. 36.2-411(e)(2)1 standards

In the CN District, no more than four (4) fuel dispensing pumps shall be located on site.

Sec. 36.2-411(e)(3)1 standards

In the CN District, fuel dispensers shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from the property line of any abutting residentially zoned lot.

Sec. 36.2-411(f)(1)1 standards

The gasoline station shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the land area of the overall MXPUD zoned property.

Sec. 36.2-4136 standards

Home occupations shall not occupy more than a cumulative total of two hundred fifty (250) square feet of the finished floor area of any dwelling unit or accessory structure in which the home occupations are located.

Sec. 36.2-4144 standards

Junkyards, wrecker yards, and recycling centers established or expanded after the effective date of this chapter shall be located at least three hundred (300) feet from any residential zoning district or conforming residential use.

Sec. 36.2-4175 standards

A mobile home shall have a minimum width of nineteen (19) feet.

Sec. 36.2-418(a)1 standards

All painting or body repair activities associated with any motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair establishment permitted by this chapter, as of right or by special exception, shall occur in a wholly enclosed building.

Sec. 36.2-418(b)2 standards

In addition to the general standard set forth in subsection (a), above, a motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG) or the Commercial-Large Site District (CLS) shall be subject to the following regulations: (1) There shall be no outdoor storage of damaged motor vehicles or trailers, equipment, parts, or other materials; and (2) The minimum gross floor area of the building shall be not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

Source documents

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