Roanoke County Unincorporated, Virginia · District
C-1
Low Intensity Commercial District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right36
- Accessory Apartment
- Home Beauty/Barber Salon
- Home Occupation, Type I
- Multi-Family Dwelling
- Two-Family Dwelling
- Administrative Services
- Clubs
- Cultural Services
- Day Care Center
- Educational Facilities, College/University
- Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary
- Guidance Services
- Halfway House
- Park and Ride Facility
- Post Office
- Public Parks and Recreational Areas
- Safety Services
- Utility Services, Minor
- Financial Institutions
- General Office
- Medical Office
- Agricultural Services
- Antique Shops
- Bed and Breakfast
- Business Support Services
- Business or Trade Schools
- Communications Services
- Consumer Repair Services
- Personal Improvement Services
- Personal Services
- Short-Term Rental
- Studio, Fine Arts
- Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
- Amateur Radio Tower
- Parking Facility
- Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1
Conditional / special use14
- Religious Assembly
- Utility Services, Major
- Laboratories
- Automobile Rental/Leasing
- Commercial Indoor Sports and Recreation
- Restaurant, Drive-In or Fast Food
- Restaurant, General
- Retail Sales
- Landfill, Rubble
- Recycling Centers and Stations
- Broadcasting Tower
- Outdoor Gatherings
- Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2
- Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3
Accessory7
- Side yard: None.
- Rear yard:
- Principal structures: 15 feet.
- Height limitations:
- Principal structures: When adjoining property zoned R-1 or R-2, forty-five (45) feet, including rooftop mechanical equip
- Building coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
- Lot coverage: 80 percent of the total lot area.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase with increased setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
When adjoining R-1/R-2, max 45 ft; may increase to 60 ft if side/rear yards increased 2 ft per foot over 45 ft.
Other
- Building coverage50 pct
Building coverage: 50% of total lot area.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. by utility service
Private well/sewage: 43,560 sqft; either public sewer/water or both: 15,000 sqft
From the ordinance
Min lot: private well/sewage 1 acre, frontage 100 ft; either public sewer/water 15,000 sqft, frontage 75 ft. Setbacks: front 30 (or 20 if parking behind), side none, rear 15. Height: 45 ft when adjoining R-1/R-2, unlimited otherwise. Coverage: building 50%, lot 80%.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"accessory_uses": [
"Where a lot fronts on more than one (1) street, front yard setbacks shall apply to all streets."
]
}
}