Big Stone Gap
Zoning districts
6 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Local Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
General Business District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
Central Business District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
General provisions
93 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Parking Space Off-Street: an area of not less than two hundred (200) square feet...
R-C | Residential-Conservation District
RR | Rural Residential
RO | Residential Office
RMH | Residential Mobile Homes District
I | Industrial District
FP | Flood Plain District
No building or land shall hereafter be used, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, reconstructed, converted, enlarged, moved, or structurally altered unless in conformity with the regulations as set forth in the Ordinance.
Every building hereafter erected, reconstructed, converted, moved, or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as herein defined or on a parcel of more than five (5) acres and in no case shall there be more than one (1) main building on one (1) lot or parcel unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance.
Except for camp cabins and summer cottages for seasonal occupancy, no lot shall be used in whole or in part for dwelling purposes unless such lot is five (5) acres or more in area or abuts upon a street in accordance with the minimum street frontage requirements of this Ordinance.
The minimum yards, height, limits, parking space, open spaces, including lot area per family, required by this Ordinance for each and every building existing at the time of the passage of these regulations or for any building hereafter erected, shall not be encroached upon or considered as required yard or open space for any other building
No accessory building shall be used for dwelling except in accord with the specific provisions of the Ordinance.
For the purpose of this Ordinance, permitted uses are listed for the various districts. Unless the contrary is clear from the context of the lists or other regulations of the Ordinance, uses not specifically listed are prohibited.
recreational substances uses (both retail, off-site, and retail, on-site) shall be subject to the following limitations and requirements: (a) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of any public or private school (pre-K through grade twelve (12)). (b) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of an existing recreational substances use (both retail, off-site and retail, on-site); and (c) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of an existing church. (d) Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. (e) Cannot be located within the Big Stone Gap Downtown Historic District.
recreational substances uses (both retail, off-site, and retail, on-site) shall be subject to the following limitations and requirements: Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of any public or private school... Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday. Cannot be located within the Big Stone Gap Downtown Historic District.
skill game usage (both retail, off-site, and retail, on-site) shall be subject to the following limitations and requirements: (a) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of any public or private school (pre-K through grade twelve (12)). (b) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of an existing skill game site (both retail, off-site and retail, on-site); and (c) Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of an existing church. (d) It cannot be located within the Big Stone Gap Downtown Historic District or any B3-zoned district. (e) Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with no operation from 10:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Monday.
skill game usage (both retail, off-site, and retail, on-site) shall be subject to the following limitations and requirements: Must be located at least two thousand (2,000) linear feet from the property line of any public or private school... It cannot be located within the Big Stone Gap Downtown Historic District or any B3-zoned district. Hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with no operation from 10:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Monday.
No building or land shall hereafter be used... unless in conformity with the regulations... Every building shall be located on a lot... no more than one main building on one lot... no lot shall be used for dwelling unless lot is 5 acres or more or abuts a street... No accessory building shall be used for dwelling... uses not specifically listed are prohibited.
lawful use of land or building existing at the effective date of this Ordinance may be continued although such use does not conform... may not be enlarged, extended, reconstructed or structurally altered except in compliance
A dwelling nonconforming as to use in a business or industrial district, or in an FP Flood District, shall be considered as a conforming use in application of the height, lot area, and yard requirements
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.