Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Cemetery setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line in commercial districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
No interment shall be permitted within ten feet of any lot line within a commercial district
- Cemetery setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.25 ft
or 25 feet of any lot line within a residential district.
Use
- Cemeteries prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in R-1 and R-2
The establishment and/or extension of cemeteries is prohibited in residential R-1 and R-2.
No such establishment and/or extensions shall be permitted except by a special use permit granted by the board of zoning appeals.
From the ordinance
No cemetery shall be established on a parcel that is less than two acres in area. ... No interment shall be permitted within ten feet of any lot line within a commercial district or 25 feet of any lot line within a residential district. ... The establishment and/or extension of cemeteries is prohibited in residential R-1 and R-2. Any such establishments and/or extensions shall apply to all political divisions of the Code of Virginia. No such establishment and/or extensions shall be permitted except by a special use permit granted by the board of zoning appeals.