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.
Certain minor modifications of overhead utility poles shall be permitted. These minor modifications include, but are not limited to, the addition of brackets up to 24 inches in length, in-line relocations, addition of guy wires and poles, a single additional crossarm, replacement with taller poles, and limited pole relocations to accommodate minor line adjustments.
With respect to signs, the power to grant variances shall not extend to an economic hardship related to the cost, size, or location of a new sign or to the convenience of the applicant.
Accessory apartments are not 'by right' uses and have not been permitted for many years. However, the Blacksburg Town Council has determined that, under certain circumstances, it may be appropriate to allow an accessory apartment in conjunction with a detached single family home through an annual permit program. ... accessory apartments shall be permitted only under the conditions set forth in this division and Zoning Ordinance § 4201.
Accessory apartments are not 'by right' uses... permitted only under the conditions set forth in this division and Zoning Ordinance § 4201.
Accessory apartments are permitted only in the RR-1, RR-2 and R-4 zoning Districts or as approved as part of a rezoning to the PR zoning district. Accessory apartments are only allowed on lots with a detached single family home and only one accessory apartment per lot or parcel is permitted.
Accessory apartments are permitted only in the RR-1, RR-2 and R-4 zoning Districts or as approved as part of a rezoning to the PR zoning district.
Accessory apartments are permitted only in the RR-1, RR-2 and R-4 zoning Districts or as approved as part of a rezoning to the PR zoning district. ... The primary dwelling unit or accessory apartment must be owner occupied.
Accessory apartments are permitted only in the RR-1, RR-2 and R-4 zoning Districts or as approved as part of a rezoning to the PR zoning district. ... Mobile Food Vendor—... Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Accessory apartments are permitted only in the RR-1, RR-2 and R-4 zoning Districts or as approved as part of a rezoning to the PR zoning district. Mobile Food Vendor—... Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Temporary Use Permits shall automatically expire twelve (12) months after the date of issuance and must be renewed by filing a new application. ... The Zoning Administrator may require a bond or other suitable guarantee...
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). ... Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). ... Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Itinerant Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), and Office (O). ... Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Mobile Food Vendor—General Commercial (GC), Research and Development (R&D), Office (O), Industrial (I), Planned Commercial (PC), Planned Industrial (PI), and Planned Residential (PR) on commercially designated parcels only.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.