Municipality · Virginia

Blacksburg

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
6
Districts
473
Extracted rules
1,841
Standards
5
Chapters read

Zoning districts

6 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

465 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 4720(b)10 standards

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.

Sec. 4720(c)

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.

Sec. 4720(d)

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.

Sec. 47217 standards

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.

Sec. 47219 standards

A single container shall be permitted per lot for a maximum 14-day period, and for no more than two (2) times per year.

Sec. 472111 standards

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.

Sec. 47227 standards

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.

Sec. 4722(a)5 standards

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.

Sec. 48005 standards

No signage shall be permitted except temporary signs pursuant to Article V, Division 5.

Sec. 4800(b)4 standards

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.

Sec. 480118 standards

A Mobile Food Vendor must be located on private property.

Sec. 480112 standards

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.

Sec. 51011 standards

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.

Sec. 51011 standards

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.

Sec. 51011 standards

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.

Sec. 51208 standards

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.

Sec. 5120(g)1 standards

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.

Sec. 52014 standards

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.

Sec. 52022 standards

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.

Sec. 52046 standards

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

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