Blacksburg
Zoning districts
6 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
6R-4 Low Density Residential
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
R-5 Transitional Residential
- Min lot
- 8,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 20 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
RM-27 Low Density Multiunit
- Min lot
- 8,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 27 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 21
RM-48 Medium Density Multiunit
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 48 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 20
General provisions
465 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The purposes of the Mixed Use Development (MXD) District are as follows: ...
A maximum of two (2) curb cuts shall be allowed per street frontage of any lot. All utility lines (electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc.) shall be placed underground.
A minimum of ten (10) percent of the MXD Development gross land area shall be reserved as open space.
A minimum of ten (10) percent of the MXD Development gross land area shall be reserved as open space. ... The gross residential floor area in any MXD Development shall be no less than a minimum of ten (10) percent and no greater than a maximum of seventy-five (75) percent of gross floor area within the MXD Development.
The following use(s) are permitted by right in the Arts Overlay District: Single-Artist Studio in a single-family dwelling unit. ... Lot coverage: Fifty-five (55) percent. Floor area ratio: Thirty-five one-hundredths (.35).
The following area of the town is hereby established as the Live/Work/Sell Arts Overlay District: Land in and around the downtown area generally located from Clay Street to Giles Road and around Progress Street.
Land in and around the downtown area generally located from Clay Street to Giles Road and around Progress Street as depicted on the map entitled 'Boundaries of the Live/Work/Sell Arts Overlay District'...
The permitted and conditional uses shall be as allowed in the underlying base residential zoning districts except as modified herein. Lot coverage: 55%. Floor area ratio: 0.35.
Lot coverage: Fifty-five (55) percent. Floor area ratio: Thirty-five one-hundredths (.35).
The keeping of swine for commercial purposes shall be prohibited except in the Agricultural and Forestal District.
The keeping of swine for commercial purposes shall be prohibited except in the Agricultural and Forestal District.
The keeping of swine for commercial purposes shall be prohibited except in the Agricultural and Forestal District. Private kennels are permitted only on land included in the Agricultural and Forestal District.
No more than one (1) farm employee dwelling for every twenty-five (25) acres of land, or portion thereof, in the agricultural use shall be permitted.
No more than one (1) farm employee dwelling for every twenty-five (25) acres of land, or portion thereof, in the agricultural use shall be permitted.
Forestry operations conducted in the Creek Valley District shall be conducted in accordance with a Timber Management Plan that has been approved by the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Forestry operations conducted in the Creek Valley District shall be conducted in accordance with a Timber Management Plan that has been approved by the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Minimum lot size: Two (2) acres. On lots of less than five (5) acres, no more than two (2) horses or ponies shall be permitted.
Minimum lot size: Two (2) acres.
Front yard setback: Fifteen (15) feet from any public right-of-way, except twenty-five (25) feet from right-of-way of a collector road. Maximum size: Two hundred (200) square feet. A minimum of three (3) parking spaces shall be provided.
Front yard setback: Fifteen (15) feet from any public right-of-way, except twenty-five (25) feet from right-of-way of a collector road.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.