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.
Private kennels are permitted only on land included in the Agricultural and Forestal District.
No accessory apartment shall exceed twenty-eight (28) feet in height, or twenty (20) feet in height at the eaves at the setback line, or the highest point of the primary dwelling unit roof.
No accessory apartment shall exceed twenty-eight (28) feet in height, or twenty (20) feet in height at the eaves at the setback line, or the highest point of the primary dwelling unit roof.
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be twenty-five (25) percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit.
Home occupations shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and shall not change its character as a residence.
Except in the DC district, the minimum separation between each multifamily dwelling shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
Except in the DC district, the minimum separation between each multifamily dwelling shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
Additional standards in OTR: min side setback 20 ft for multifamily, 15 ft for single-family attached, etc.
Additional standards in DC: parking behind front line, no vinyl siding, etc.
Additional standards in PR: max 2 single-family attached buildings adjacent, min side setback 15 ft, type A buffer.
Vertical stacking of attached units is not permitted.
A maximum of four (4) units may be attached.
Additional standards in RR1 and RR2 districts: max 2 single-family attached buildings adjacent, min side setback 15 ft, type A buffer, etc.
Additional standards in RR1 and RR2 districts: max 2 single-family attached buildings adjacent, min side setback 15 ft, type A buffer, etc.
Minimum lot size: Eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet. Parking: A minimum of one (1) space per resident plus one (1) space per ten (10) nonresident active members.
Minimum lot size: Eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet
Except in the DC District a maximum of eight (8) dwelling units may be constructed in a contiguous series of townhouses.
Except in the DC District a maximum of eight (8) dwelling units may be constructed in a contiguous series of townhouses.
Except in the MXD District, the principal orientation of each residential unit shall be parallel to the street it faces.
Except in the MXD District, for any development of five (5) or more two-family attached dwellings, a minimum of twenty (20) percent of the gross land area shall be reserved as open space for community recreation use.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.