Municipality · Virginia

Bedford

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
6
Districts
147
Extracted rules
666
Standards
19
Chapters read

Zoning districts

6 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

Sec. 803.c3 standards

The limited keeping of chickens may be permitted as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling subject to the following conditions: 1. Each parcel shall contain one single-family dwelling and must have a minimum size of 10,000 square feet. ... 4. No more than six chickens shall be allowed for each acre of parcel size. 5. ... All pens must be no closer than 50 feet from any principal structure. All pens shall be located within the rear yard only.

Sec. 8044 standards

An automobile service station shall have a minimum frontage on any road of 120 feet and a minimum area of 12,000 square feet.

Sec. 804.011 standards

The building and service area (to include all automotive maintenance, cleaning and pumping of gasoline) shall not be within 100 feet of any residential lot, or any property containing a school, public playground, church, hospital, public library, or institution for children or dependents.

Sec. 804.023 standards

An automobile service station shall have a minimum frontage on any road of 120 feet and a minimum area of 12,000 square feet. The main buildings excluding canopies, awnings, etc., shall have a minimum setback of 40 feet from the right-of-way line of any street with a right-of-way of 50 feet or wider, or 65 feet from the centerline of any street with a right-of-way of less than 50 feet.

Sec. 804.032 standards

All gasoline pump islands shall be set back at least 15 feet from the right-of-way line where the right-of-way is 50 feet or wider, or 40 feet from the street centerline where the right-of-way is less than 50 feet.

Sec. 8054 standards

Commercial communications towers shall have a minimum front, side and rear yard equal to two feet for every one foot of tower height.

Sec. 805.011 standards

Commercial communications towers shall have a minimum front, side and rear yard equal to two feet for every one foot of tower height.

Sec. 805.03.e1 standards

No more than one commercial communication tower shall be constructed on a single tax parcel. Where a commercial communication tower is present on any single tax parcel, no other use of the parcel is permitted.

Sec. 805.04.a2 standards

"Small wireless facility" means a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: 1. Each antenna does not exceed six cubic feet; and 2. All other wireless equipment associated with the facility is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume

Sec. 8063 standards

Drive-up facilities shall provide a minimum number of stacking spaces on site in accordance with the standards below: ... Each stacking space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and ten feet in width.

Sec. 806.d2 standards

Each stacking space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and ten feet in width.

Sec. 8073 standards

The processing, servicing and storage involved in the home occupation shall be totally within the main building and shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the floor area within said building.

Sec. 807.01.c1 standards

The processing, servicing and storage involved in the home occupation shall be totally within the main building and shall not occupy more than 25 percent of the floor area within said building.

Sec. 8087 standards

Rooms shall be rented only on a daily or weekly basis. Stays shall not exceed 30 days. The minimum contract rental period for the guest party shall be 24 hours.

Sec. 808.03.a2 standards

Stays shall not exceed 30 days. The minimum contract rental period for the guest party shall be 24 hours.

Sec. 808.03.b1 standards

The maximum number of adult guests in a homestay unit is limited to two per bedroom.

Sec. 808.03.c1 standards

The principal guest of a homestay unit shall be at least 21 years of age.

Sec. 808.03.d1 standards

No outdoor signs in conjunction with the homestay shall be displayed on the property, unless located in zones B-1 or B-2.

Sec. 808.03.e1 standards

No automobiles, buses, watercraft, utility trailers, or recreational equipment trailers shall be parked on the adjoining street in conjunction with homestay uses in zones R-1, R-2, or R-3.

Sec. 808.04.c1 standards

Any bedroom must have a minimum of one emergency escape and egress opening in addition to the primary entrance/exit point.

Source documents

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