Big Stone Gap
Zoning districts
6 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Local Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
General Business District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
Central Business District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
General provisions
93 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Article III, Section 9-17 ((b) Overlay Concept) of this Code shall delineate and establish the FP Floodplain Districts as overlays to the existing underlying zoning districts
Accessory dwelling units are permitted by special exception approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Minimum street frontage is fifty (50) feet. If street is less than fifty (50) feet in width front yard shall be at least sixty (60) feet measured from centerline.
The purpose of this district is to provide for more spacious single-family residential areas and for areas not yet urban where agricultural uses are appropriate.
If, because of error or omission in the Zoning District Map, any property in the jurisdiction of this Ordinance is not shown as being a zoning district, the classification of such property shall be classified R-1 Single-Family Residential, until changed by amendment.
For office and studio uses and for clinics and funeral homes the minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with minimum lot width of one hundred (100) feet. Building coverage shall be limited to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of lot area. Total width of both side yards shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet. Height of office buildings is limited to three (3) stories.
A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes: 1. Any use permitted in the R-2 Residential District. 2. Offices and office buildings...
For office and studio uses and for clinics and funeral homes the minimum lot size shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet with minimum lot width of one hundred (100) feet. Building coverage shall be limited to a maximum of fifty (50) percent of lot area. Total width of both side yards shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet. Height limited to three (3) stories.
The purpose of this district is to provide for well-designed mobile or manufactured home parks or subdivisions and accessory sales and storage areas in areas where public utilities are available.
The purpose of this district is to provide for well-designed mobile or manufactured home parks... Permitted uses include mobile home subdivision, park, and single-family dwelling. Max density 10 per acre, min site area 3000 sq ft, setbacks from public street 50 ft, etc.
The purpose of this district is to provide for well-designed mobile or manufactured home parks or subdivisions... Permitted uses include mobile or manufactured home parks, subdivisions, and single-family residential development.
The purpose of this district is to provide for well-designed mobile or manufactured home parks...
A home occupation or any storage of goods, materials, or products connected with a home occupation shall be allowed in accessory structures or garages, attached or detached, provided that the gross floor area used for such uses does not exceed twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the principal building.
A home occupation shall be incidental to the use of a dwelling unit for residential purposes. No more than twenty (20) percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit may be used in connection with a home occupation or for storage purposes in connection with a home occupation.
Source documents
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