Petersburg City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE 1 - TITLE#

ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE#

Section 1. - Regulations and districts established in accordance with comprehensive plan.#

The zoning regulations and districts as herein established have been made in accordance with a comprehensive plan to promote, in accordance with present and future needs, the safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the citizens of Petersburg, Virginia, and to provide for efficiency and economy in the process of development, for the appropriate and best use of land, for convenience of traffic and circulation of people and goods, for the use and occupancy of buildings, for healthful and convenience distribution of population, for good civic design and arrangement, and for adequate public utilities and facilities, by regulating the location and use of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, and residence, by regulating and limiting or determining the height and bulk of buildings and structures, the area of yards and other open spaces and the density of use. They have been made with reasonable consideration, naming other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of building and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the City of Petersburg, Virginia.

ARTICLE 3 - DEFINITIONS#

ARTICLE 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS, DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT MAPS#

ARTICLE 4A - "A" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 5 - "R-1A" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 6 - "R-1" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 7 - "R-2" SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 7A - "RMH" RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOMES DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 8 - "R-3" TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 9 - "R-4" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 10 - "R-5" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 11 - "R-6" HIGH RISE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 12 - "RTH" RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 13 - "RB" OFFICE-APARTMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 14 - "B-1" SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 15 - "B-2" GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 16 - "B-3" CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 17 - "M-1" LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 18 - "M-2" HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 18.1 - "MXD-1" MIXED USE DISTRICT#

ARTICLE 18.2 - "MXD-2" MIXED USE DISTRICT#

ARTICLE 18.3 - "MXD-3" MIXED USE DISTRICT#

ARTICLE 18.4 - "ERC" ENTERTAINMENT AND RESORT CASINO DISTRICT#

ARTICLE 19 - OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 20 - OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 21 - SIGN REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 22 - HEIGHT, AREA AND BULK REQUIREMENTS#

ARTICLE 23 - SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS—SPECIAL USES#

ARTICLE 24 - NONCOMPLIANCE AND NONCONFORMITY#

ARTICLE 25 - SUPPLEMENTARY HEIGHT, AREA, BULK, AND DESIGN REGULATIONS#

ARTICLE 26 - "PUD" PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT#

ARTICLE 26A - CONDITIONAL ZONING#

ARTICLE 27 - THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS#

ARTICLE 28 - CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS#

ARTICLE 29 - NEWLY ANNEXED TERRITORY#

ARTICLE 30 - CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY#

ARTICLE 31 - PERMITS, PLATS, AND FILING FEES#

ARTICLE 32 - INTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND CONFLICT#

ARTICLE 33 - ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATION AND PENALTIES#

ARTICLE 34 - VALIDITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE#

ARTICLE 35 - PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AREAS WITHIN THE CITY#

ARTICLE 36 - HISTORIC BUILDINGS#

ARTICLE 37 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL USES#

ARTICLE 38 - SITE PLAN REVIEW#

ARTICLE 39 - SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS#