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 Zoning Administrator shall review and approve proposed street names.
A temporary housing unit may be approved for location during the reconstruction of a permanent single-family home, damaged or destroyed due to natural or other disasters, subject to all yard restrictions.
A temporary housing unit may be approved for location during the reconstruction of a permanent single-family home, damaged or destroyed due to natural or other disasters, subject to all yard restrictions.
Eaves, cornices, window sills and belt courses may project into any required yard a distance not to exceed two feet.
The yard space required for a use or structure shall, during its life, remain free of all uses or occupancies except as follows:
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.