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 facility shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way of any public street or any lot zoned, used or planned for residential purposes. Containers shall be at least two hundred (200) feet from any residential dwelling.
The facility shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way of any public street or any lot zoned, used or planned for residential purposes.
Recycling collection points shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from the right-of-way of any public street or any lot zoned, used or planned for residential purposes.
The facility shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the right-of-way of any public street or any lot zoned, used or planned for residential purposes.
No structure housing or enclosing a sawmill, nor any structure, nor storage of lumber, logs, timber, equipment or any other materials shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line. The area involved with the mill operation, including structures, storage and loading, shall not exceed five (5) acres.
No structure housing or enclosing a sawmill, nor any structure, nor storage of lumber, logs, timber, equipment or any other materials shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line.
No structure housing or enclosing a sawmill, nor any structure, nor storage of lumber, logs, timber, equipment or any other materials shall be located closer than 300 feet to any lot line.
No structure housing or enclosing a sawmill, nor any structure, nor storage of lumber, logs, timber, equipment or any other materials shall be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line.
A temporary sawmill shall be located at least two hundred (200) feet from any existing residence located on an adjoining or adjacent lot, and one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.
A temporary sawmill shall be located at least two hundred (200) feet from any existing residence located on an adjoining or adjacent lot, and one hundred (100) feet from any lot line.
No structure, nor enclosure for the keeping of animals shall be located closer than two hundred (200) feet to any lot line. No enclosed structure used for the slaughtering of animals shall be located closer than four hundred (400) feet to any lot line. The minimum lot size for slaughter operations shall be five (5) acres.
The minimum lot size for slaughter operations shall be five (5) acres.
No structure, nor enclosure for the keeping of animals shall be located closer than 200 feet to any lot line. No enclosed structure used for the slaughtering of animals shall be located closer than 400 feet to any lot line.
No structure, nor enclosure for the keeping of animals shall be located closer than two hundred (200) feet to any lot line. No enclosed structure used for the slaughtering of animals shall be located closer than four hundred (400) feet to any lot line.
Towers shall not exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet. Towers must be set back a distance equal to two hundred (200) percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure. Towers must be set back one hundred (100) percent of the height of the tower from the boundaries of the property on which the tower is located. Towers shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six (6) feet in height.
Towers shall not exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet.
Towers shall not exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height.
Towers must be set back a distance equal to two hundred (200) percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure. Towers must be set back one hundred (100) percent of the height of the tower from the boundaries of the property on which the tower is located.
Structures shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in floor area nor be closer than thirty (30) feet to a public road right-of-way. Permits shall be valid for a period not to exceed thirty consecutive (30) days.
Structures shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in floor area nor be closer than thirty (30) feet to a public road right-of-way.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.