Municipality · Virginia

Purcellville

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14
Districts
349
Extracted rules
1,235
Standards
16
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Zoning districts

14 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

335 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

(100)4 standards

Landscaping materials shall be stored in the rear yard or side yard, set back at least 5 feet, neat and orderly, no nuisance.

(101)-(102), (114)-(115)4 standards

Garbage, recyclable, waste, and scrap materials shall be stored in covered leak-proof containers, screened by fence/wall 6 ft or buffer 10 ft, set back 5 ft.

(103)3 standards

Outdoor storage of hazardous materials shall be permitted only as specifically authorized, stored per regulations, no hazard.

(104)4 standards

Vehicles for sale shall be stored in the rear yard or side yard, set back at least 10 feet, maintained, no nuisance.

(105)-(113)5 standards

Equipment, materials, supplies, merchandise, products, goods, inventory, raw materials, and finished goods shall be stored in rear/side yard, set back 10 ft, screened by fence/wall 6 ft or buffer 10 ft, neat, no nuisance.

(116)-(233)2 standards

Outdoor storage of junk, abandoned vehicles, inoperative vehicles, unregistered vehicles, and vehicles without current plates, tags, etc. shall be prohibited, except as specifically permitted.

(92)3 standards

Outdoor hot tubs shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Enclosed by a fence or wall at least four feet in height.

(93)3 standards

Outdoor saunas shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Shall not generate smoke or other nuisances.

(94)-(96)4 standards

Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers shall be stored in the rear yard or side yard, set back at least 5 feet, not used for habitation.

(97), (99)3 standards

Construction equipment and building materials shall be stored on the same lot as the construction project, removed upon completion, no nuisance.

(98)4 standards

Firewood shall be stored in the rear yard or side yard, set back at least 5 feet, stacked neatly, and not attract pests.

5742 standards

The outdoor storage of vehicles without current condition shall be prohibited, except as specifically permitted by other provisions of this ordinance.

Accessory use, outdoor showers2 standards

Outdoor showers shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way to the extent practicable.

Accessory use, outdoor storage of vehicles without current situation2 standards

The outdoor storage of vehicles without current situation shall be prohibited, except as specifically permitted by other provisions of this ordinance.

Appendix A, Section 1.57 standards

Minimum lot width: 70 feet. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet. Minimum lot area: 8,000 square feet.

Appendix A, Section 2.411 standards

Minimum district size: Five acres and only when the purpose and intent and all the standards and requirements of the PDH district can be satisfied.

Article 11, Sec. 11.14 standards

Parking space off-street: An all-weather surfaced area ... having an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine feet by 18 feet)

Article 3, Section 3.23 standards

Design of the subdivision shall be in harmony with the natural features and constraints of the site... The following areas shall be preserved as undeveloped open space: wetlands, floodplain, slopes in excess of 25 percent as measured over a ten-foot interval.

Article 3, Section 3.35 standards

Grades shall not be less than one-half of one percent nor more than five percent unless a modification is approved by the town. Dead-end streets are to be no more than 1,200 feet long. All dead-end streets shall be provided with a turn-around at the end, having a radius at the property line of at least 50 feet...

Article 3, Section 3.43 standards

The width of any such easement shall be at least 15 feet. No structure of any kind shall be erected closer than ten feet from the nearest point of the easement to the structure. Roadway construction on easements shall meet the following minimum standards: Travelway construction Six-inch crushed stone.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.