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.
No new tower shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates that no existing tower or structure can accommodate the applicant's proposed antenna. Towers shall have a minimum front, side, and rear yard setback equal to the height of the tower. A type D buffer yard shall be provided surrounding the facility.
Broadcasting or Communication Towers shall be allowed only in the following locations: Church sites, when camouflaged as steeples or bell towers. Park sites, when compatible with the nature of the park. Government, school, utility, and institutional sites. Other similar site or structure.
Maximum height, including tower, antennas, and other attachments: Thirty-five (35) feet except when included in a church steeple, bell tower, water tower, light pole, or other similar architecturally compatible structure.
Containers shall be permitted only for temporary storage for the lot on which the container is located. Containers shall be permitted only upon the same lot as the principal structure it is accessory to.
A single container shall be permitted per lot for a maximum 14-day period, and for no more than two (2) times per year.
Containers shall be permitted only for temporary storage for the lot on which the container is located. Containers shall comply with all district yard setbacks and are prohibited in buffer areas. A single container shall be permitted per lot for a maximum 14-day period for residential uses.
An outpatient substance abuse center that adjoins an RR1, RR2, R-4, R-5, OTR, PR, RM-27, and RM-48 district shall provide a type B buffer yard in accordance with Section 5310.
An outpatient substance abuse center that adjoins an RR1, RR2, R-4, R-5, OTR, PR, RM-27, and RM-48 district shall provide a type B buffer yard. Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building.
No signage shall be permitted except temporary signs pursuant to Article V, Division 5.
No signage shall be permitted except temporary signs. An Itinerant Vendor shall not locate within fifty (50) feet of any RR-1, RR-2, R-4, R-5, OTR, or PR Zoning District.
A Mobile Food Vendor must be located on private property.
A Mobile Food Vendor shall locate a maximum of two (2) days per calendar week at any one (1) location. Mobile Food Vendors are allowed to operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. No more than three (3) Mobile Food Vendors may operate from the same lot at the same time.
A site development plan is not required for the development of an accessory structure in the RR1, RR2, R-4, R-5 and OTR zoning districts.
A site development plan is not required for the development of an accessory structure in the RR1, RR2, R-4, R-5 and OTR zoning districts.
A site development plan is not required for the development of an accessory structure in the RR1, RR2, R-4, R-5 and OTR zoning districts.
Sidewalks meeting the design standards of the Subdivision Ordinance shall be provided on public or private land along all parts of a site abutting a developed public street, where such sidewalks do not exist as of the date of the application for site plan approval.
In Downtown Commercial and General Commercial districts, the floodplain may be piped, channeled, or otherwise altered, so long as the applicant shows that the resulting 100-year flood elevation will not flood the proposed or existing buildings on site or adjacent sites.
In all districts, off-street parking shall be in a driveway or surfaced parking area. ... Pedestrian walkways through parking areas are required in order to guide pedestrians to a safe and convenient path from a parking area to a building or to a drive aisle crossing.
The required setback for all parking areas whether surface parking or a parking structure shall be three (3) feet, unless the parking area is immediately adjacent to a public right-of-way.
All driveways shall be no less than three (3) feet from a lot line; however, driveways may be adjacent to the lot line if a common driveway is provided for two (2) adjoining lots.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.