Botetourt County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
3Industrial
3Industrial District M-1
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 80 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
M-2 Industrial District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
Industrial District M-3
- Front setback
- 30 ft
Residential
3Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 12 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Residential District
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
General provisions
349 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The flood hazard overlay district shall apply to all lands within the jurisdiction of Botetourt County and identified as being in the 100-year floodplain as delineated by FEMA.
The provisions of this division shall apply to all lands within the Gateway Crossing Overlay District as shown on the official zoning map.
Any off-street space available for the loading or unloading of goods, not less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long and fourteen (14) feet high
This area shall be defined as being fifteen (15) feet along both approaches
has no more than 300 gross square feet
Every site plan shall be submitted to the zoning administrator in three identical copies on one or more sheets of paper measuring not more than 24 by 36 inches, drawn to a scale not smaller than 40 feet to the inch...
Every site plan shall be submitted to the zoning administrator in three identical copies on one or more sheets of paper measuring not more than 24 by 36 inches, drawn to a scale not smaller than 40 feet to the inch...
The zoning administrator shall determine within 10 days if the site plan and documents comply with the minimum submission requirements... If the zoning administrator determines that no agency review of a site plan is necessary, then within 60 days after the official date of submission...
The zoning administrator shall determine within 10 days if the site plan and documents comply with the minimum submission requirements of this chapter.
The zoning administrator shall, within 30 days of submission of an application, determine whether such application is complete for reviewing. Supplemental submissions shall be reviewed for completeness within 10 days of receipt... The zoning administrator shall approve or disapprove a site plan application under this section within 60 days from the official date of submission.
The zoning administrator shall approve or disapprove a site plan application under this section within 60 days from the official date of submission.
no street, park or other public area or public structure, public utility, public building or public service corporation facility other than railroads, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be constructed, established or authorized unless and until the general location or approximate location, character and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the planning commission
no street, park or other public area or public structure, public utility, public building or public service corporation facility other than railroads, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be constructed, established or authorized unless and until the general location or approximate location, character and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the planning commission
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing and make a recommendation on the application not later than one hundred (100) days following its next meeting following submission of a complete application... The board of supervisors shall hold a public hearing and make a final decision on the application not later than twelve (12) months following submission of a complete application
The owner or the agent of the owner of any parcel of real property may file an application to rezone the parcel to another zoning district.
the commission shall hold a public hearing and make a recommendation thereon not later than one hundred (100) days following its next meeting following referral to it by the board of supervisors
it may prepare such amendment and refer it to the planning commission or direct the planning commission to prepare such amendment and submit it to public hearing within sixty (60) days... the board of supervisors shall act within ninety (90) days of any recommendation of the planning commission
A special exception is a conditional use that is permitted within a use district after review and recommendation by the planning commission and approval by the board of supervisors.
A special exception is a conditional use that is permitted within a use district after review and recommendation by the planning commission and approval by the board of supervisors.
The planning commission shall hold a public hearing and make a recommendation on the application not later than ninety (90) days following submission of a complete application... The board of supervisors shall hold a public hearing and make a final decision on the application not later than one hundred fifty (150) days following submission of a complete application
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.