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.
A temporary meteorological tower is permitted as a use by right in the Agricultural Use District (A-1) and the Forest Conservation Use District (FC) provided the following requirements are met: Height. A temporary meteorological tower shall not exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height.
A temporary meteorological tower must obtain special exception permit approval in the Agricultural Use District (A-1) and the Forest Conservation Use District (FC) provided the following requirements are met: Height not exceed 199 feet, lot not smaller than 2 acres, setback 110% from property line, 150% from occupied building.
A temporary meteorological tower shall not exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height. No temporary meteorological tower shall be located on a lot or parcel smaller than two (2) acres in size.
A utility scale wind energy system must obtain special exception permit approval in the Agricultural Use District (A-1) and the Forest Conservation Use District (FC) provided the following requirements are met: minimum lot size 5 acres per turbine, turbine height not exceed 680 feet, setbacks 110% and 150%.
The minimum lot size for a utility scale wind energy system shall be five (5) acres per turbine. The individual turbines shall not exceed six hundred eighty (680) feet in height.
The minimum lot size for a utility scale wind energy system shall be five (5) acres per turbine. The individual turbines shall not exceed six hundred eighty (680) feet in height. Wind turbines, post construction meteorological towers and other associated towers shall be set back a distance at least equal to one hundred ten (110) percent of its total height from all adjacent non-participating landowner's property lines and a distance equal at least to one hundred fifty (150) percent of its total height from the nearest occupied building on a non-participating landowner's property. Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, as measured from any adjacent non-participating landowners' property line.
The individual turbines shall not exceed six hundred eighty (680) feet in height, as measured from the ground to the highest vertical portion of the blade when fully extended.
Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, as measured from any adjacent non-participating landowners' property line.
Solar energy facilities shall comply with generally accepted national environmental protection and product safety standards...
Solar energy facilities shall comply with the following standards.
A building and zoning permit is required prior to the initiation of construction of each component of any solar energy facility.
Solar energy facilities shall use panels that employ anti-glare technology and anti-reflective coatings that meet or exceed industry standards, to reduce glint and glare.
Solar energy facilities shall be permitted in the following districts: FC: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground —, Utility —
RR: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground —, Utility —
PUD: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground —, Utility —
TND: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground S, Utility —
SC: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground S, Utility —
POP: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground S, Utility —
PIP: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground S, Utility —
RAM: Small P, Minor roof P, Minor ground S, Utility —
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.