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 minimum landscaped area of twenty (20) percent in the Transition Subdistrict.
A minimum landscaped area of fifteen (15) percent of the site area shall be provided in the Core and Gateway Subdistricts.
Sidewalks shall be installed along a property's frontage on any public street or road for all new development to achieve connectivity to adjoining sites. Required sidewalks shall be a minimum of five (5) feet in width.
Standards for sidewalks, access management, parking, landscaping, and signs within the Gateway Crossing Overlay District.
Accessory uses and structures are permitted in connection with, and incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use or structure...
Residential accessory uses and structures shall be limited to the following: Above ground deck, Clothesline, Fence or wall, Freestanding air conditioning unit, Parking for motor vehicles, Patio, porch, gazebo, Pet houses and pens, Play equipment, Private garage, carport, Private greenhouse, Private swimming pool, Private tennis court, TV, radio or satellite antennas, Storage shed, Studios and workshops, Small-scale solar energy facilities, Enclosed areas for recyclable materials, Bus shelter, Home agriculture, Electric vehicle charging station.
Accessory structures shall be included in the calculations for height, bulk and coverage as required by this chapter.
Residential accessory uses and structures shall be limited to the following: above ground deck, clothesline, fence or wall, etc. Accessory structures shall be located on the same lot as the principal use or structure.
Residential accessory uses and structures shall be limited to the following... (list of uses) ... and are in compliance with all other provisions of this chapter.
Commercial and industrial accessory uses and structures shall be limited to the following... (list of uses) ... and are in compliance with all other provisions of this chapter.
Commercial and industrial accessory uses and structures shall be limited to the following: dumpsters, emergency power generators, fence or wall, etc.
In the A-1 agricultural district and the FC forest conservation district, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that: a. For every amount of land area of the parcel that equals or exceeds the minimum lot area required for the district, one (1) dwelling is permitted.
In the A-1 agricultural district and the FC forest conservation district, accessory dwellings are permitted... Individual mobile homes as permanent dwellings are permitted by right in the A-1 and FC districts...
In the A-1 agricultural district and the FC forest conservation district, accessory dwellings are permitted... Individual mobile homes as permanent dwellings are permitted by right in the A-1 and FC districts... A rural home business shall not be permitted on lots of less than five (5) acres and is only permitted in the A-1 and FC districts.
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that...
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that...
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that: An accessory dwelling that is a detached, separate structure from the principal dwelling or that is located over the principal dwellings attached garage may be located on a parcel of no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, and no more than one (1) accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel, in addition to the principal dwelling.
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that: An accessory dwelling that is a detached, separate structure from the principal dwelling or that is located over the principal dwellings attached garage may be located on a parcel of no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, and no more than one (1) accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel, in addition to the principal dwelling.
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that: a. An accessory dwelling ... may be located on a parcel of no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, and no more than one (1) accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel. b. No accessory dwelling shall exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet. c. No less than one (1) additional off-street parking space must be provided.
In the PUD and TND districts, accessory dwellings are permitted provided that: a. An accessory dwelling ... may be located on a parcel of no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, and no more than one (1) accessory dwelling is permitted per parcel. b. No accessory dwelling shall exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet. c. No less than one (1) additional off-street parking space must be provided.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.