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.
Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten (10) contiguous acres.
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten (10) contiguous acres.
Minimum lot requirement: Ten (10) acres. Minimum frontage: One hundred (100) feet on an arterial street.
Minimum lot requirement: Ten (10) acres.
Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building.
Any outdoor activity area, swimming pool, or ball field or court which adjoins a residential use type shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V of this ordinance.
Any outdoor activity area, swimming pool, or ball field or court which adjoins a residential use type shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V of this ordinance.
Additional standards in MXD: parking behind front line, etc.
Additional standards in GC: parking behind front line, etc.
Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
Minimum lot size: One (1) acre.
Additional standards in the MXD, DC and GC zoning districts: Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.
Additional standards in the MXD, DC and GC zoning districts: Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.
Additional standards in the MXD, DC and GC zoning districts: Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.
Additional standards in the OTR zoning district: The architecture and historic character of structures in the OTR zoning district shall be retained. ...
Additional standards in the RR1 and RR2 zoning districts: Maximum lot coverage: Forty (40) percent. Minimum side setback for new structures: Twenty-five (25) feet. ...
Additional standards in the RR1 and RR2 zoning districts: Maximum lot coverage: Forty (40) percent. ...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.