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Franklin, VA Zoning Ordinance#

ARTICLE I#

Districts and District Maps

ARTICLE II#

General Provisions

ARTICLE III#

R-O One-Family Residential District Use Regulations

ARTICLE IV#

R-1 Limited Residential District Use Regulations

ARTICLE V#

R-2 General Residential District Use Regulations

ARTICLE VI#

R-3 Mixed-Residential District Use Regulations

ARTICLE VII#

M-U Mixed Use Planned Unit Development

ARTICLE VIII#

B-1 Neighborhood Business District Use Regulations

§ 8.1 Purpose of the district.#

[Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]

Pursuant to the general purposes of this chapter, the intent of the B-1 neighborhood commercial district is to provide for neighborhood commercial development primarily serving the needs of the residents within the district and the surrounding neighborhood and related uses including those public and semi-public uses and accessory uses as may be necessary to serve those businesses and residents. It is also the intent of this chapter to preserve and enhance the established character of older mixed use commercial and residential neighborhoods in the city by ensuring that infill development, as well as redevelopment, will be consistent with the predominant existing development pattern of such neighborhoods. The district regulations incorporate form-based provisions that are designed to preserve the urban nature and sustainability of such neighborhoods as characterized by a mixture of detached and attached dwellings of two stories in height with a distinct orientation to the street, and situated on small lots with narrow yards, minimal setbacks from the streets and minimal interruption of the street frontages by open spaces, driveways, parking areas or accessory buildings visible from the streets. The district regulations are also intended to encourage traditional neighborhood development, as well as improvement and efficient use of older commercial-style buildings by enabling by right and through the conditional use permit process, mixed use developments, commercial uses that are limited in location, type and scale and are intended to provide for the convenience of neighborhood residents within walking distance and to avoid traffic, parking congestion, noise and other impacts that typically result from uses that draw patrons from outside a neighborhood.

§ 8.2 Permitted principal uses.#

Single-family dwelling, detached.
Two-family dwelling.
Church.
Educational facility, primary/secondary.
Educational facility, college/university.
Cultural service.
Public park or playground.
Community center.
Existing railroad lines, not including switching or storage yards, or other station facilities.
Public utility, neighborhood.
Retail sales.
Retail service.
Office/Institution.
Club.
Community center.
Child day center.
Family day home.
Adult day care center.
Adult day treatment facility.
Assisted living facility.
Commercial accessory apartment.
Construction office temporary.
Event center.
Funeral home.
Greenhouse, commercial.
Motor vehicle, parts/supply retail.
Public sports/event center.
Restaurant.

§ 8.3 Conditional uses.#

Certain uses are allowed by conditional use permit in the B-1 district, as follows:

Public maintenance and service facility.
Antenna and/or Satellite, when installed and maintained in accordance with article XXIII.
Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development District (As regulated under Article VII of Appendix D the Zoning ordinance of the City Code). [Added 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Brewery, distillery, cidery.
Car wash.
Commercial indoor amusement.
Commercial Indoor Entertainment.
Commercial outdoor entertainment/sports and recreation.
Communication tower.
Construction sales and service.
Construction yard.
Construction office and storage facility.
Crisis center.
Custom manufacturing.
Halfway house.
Hotel.
Lawn and garden services.
Live/work unit.
Medical facility.
Motor vehicle repair service, minor.
Rooming house.
Workshop.

§ 8.4 Permitted accessory uses.#

[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(2); Ord. No. 2005-16, 6-13-2005]

Accessory uses, customarily incidental to a permitted principal use or a conditional use, are allowed on the same lot. They include:

Private garage or carport.
Storage buildings other than shipping containers, sea containers, freight containers, portable storage units and like containers.§
Guest home.
Home occupation.
Sign, as permitted by article XXII of this ordinance.
Fences and walls as permitted in § 2.9 of this ordinance. [Added 5-22-2006[1]]

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsection (9) to Subsection (10).

Additional provisions dealing with the location and size and heights of accessory structures are found in § 19.2(11).

§ 8.5 Minimum lot area.#

Use Type	Minimum Lot Area
Business uses	No minimum lot area established
Residential uses	7,500 square feet
Mixed-Use Development	No minimum lot size [Added 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]

§ 8.6 Setback regulations.#

[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(3)]

Use Type	Setback Requirement
Business uses and mixed-use developments	No minimum setback [Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Residential uses	All structures shall be set back at least 25 feet from the right-of-way of all public streets. Pursuant to subsection 19.2(5), for the purpose of calculating setbacks no street shall be considered to have a right-of-way less than 50 feet wide.

§ 8.7 Minimum lot frontage.#

Use Type	Minimum Lot Frontage
Business uses and mixed-use development	No minimum lot frontage [Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Residential uses	60 feet for one- and two-family dwelling units

§ 8.8 Minimum lot width.#

Use Type	Minimum Lot Width
Business uses and mixed-use development	No minimum lot width [Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Residential uses	60 feet for one- and two-family dwelling units

§ 8.9 Yard regulations.#

This section sets forth the minimum yard dimensions in the district. Additional provisions dealing with size and special circumstances can be found in article XIX.

Yard Type	Use Type	Minimum Dimension
Side yard	Business uses and mixed-use developments	No minimum side yard [Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Side yard	One- and two-family dwelling units	Minimum width of the side yard shall be ten feet for one yard; minimum width of the combined side yards shall be 15 feet
Rear yard	Business uses and mixed-use developments	Minimum depth of the rear yard shall be at least 30 feet from the principal permitted structure [Amended 11-26-2012 by Res. No. 2012-10]
Rear yard	One- and two-family dwelling units	Minimum depth of the rear yard shall be at least 40 feet from the principal permitted structure
Front yard	—	Except as provided for in article XIX, front yard regulations are set forth in § 10.6 of this article

§ 8.10 Height regulations.#

Use Type	Maximum Height
Business uses	Maximum height of all structures shall not exceed 30 feet and shall not exceed two stories
Residential uses	Maximum height of all structures shall not exceed 50 feet and may not exceed three stories

§ 8.11 Special provisions for corner lots.#

Are set forth in § 19.2(7).

§ 8.12 Sign regulations.#

All provisions for the regulation of signs in this district are found in article XXII.

§ 8.13 Parking regulations.#

All provisions for the regulation of parking in this district are found in article XVIII.

§ 8.14 Floodplain regulations.#

Floodplain regulations that apply to certain properties within the district are set forth in article XXI.

§ 8.15 Aircraft approach zone regulations.#

Certain properties within the district may also be located within the aircraft approach zone. Applicable regulations are found in article XX.

ARTICLE IX#

B-2 Central Business District Use Regulations

ARTICLE X#

B-3 General Business District Use Regulations

ARTICLE XI#

M-1 Light Industrial District Use Regulations

ARTICLE XII#

M-2 Heavy Industrial District Use Regulations

ARTICLE XIII#

RC Resource Conservation District Use Regulations

ARTICLE XVI#

Mobile Home Regulations

ARTICLE XVII#

Cluster Zoning

ARTICLE XVIII#

Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements

ARTICLE XIX#

Supplementary Regulations: Heights, Lot Sizes, Yards, etc.

ARTICLE XX#

AA Aircraft Approach District

ARTICLE XXI#

Floodplain Regulations

ARTICLE XXIA#

Historic Preservation Ordinance

ARTICLE XXII#

Signs

ARTICLE XXIII#

Antennas

ARTICLE XXIV#

Site Plan

ARTICLE XXV#

Landscaping Requirements

ARTICLE XXVI#

Administration

ARTICLE XXVII#

Board of Zoning Appeals

ARTICLE XXVIII#

Changes and Amendments

ARTICLE XXIX#

Definitions

Additional Zoning Details — Franklin City Zoning Code