Bluefield
Zoning districts
14 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Business District 1
- Max height
- 1 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
B-2 Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
B-3 Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
Shopping Center District
- Front setback
- 60 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Industrial
2Open space
1Residential
5Residential Limited District
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Residential Estates District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Residential Limited District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Medium to High Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential Limited with Manufactured Homes District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
109 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Any sign displayed in the town shall comply with all applicable provisions of this article, the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the National Electrical Code, and all applicable state, federal, and local regulations.
The zoning administrator shall have the authority to cause the removal of any sign or sign structure that does not conform to the applicable provisions of this article.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the following signs shall be excluded from the regulations of this article: (1) Signs identifying addresses of premises not exceeding four square feet in area. ...
Signs identifying addresses of premises not exceeding four square feet in area. Commemorative plaques and historical markers erected by a governmental body...
Billboards and off-premises signs in areas zoned as residential. Additionally, all billboards in permitted areas shall be erected no less than 500 feet apart from one another and no such signs shall be erected within 1,500 feet of any church, cemetery, school, historical site, or area zoned as a residential district. Billboards and off-premises signs shall be no larger than 300 square feet and may be double-faced.
Billboards and off-premises signs in areas zoned as residential. Additionally, all billboards in permitted areas shall be erected no less than 500 feet apart from one another and no such signs shall be erected within 1,500 feet of any church, cemetery, school, historical site, or area zoned as a residential district. Billboards and off-premises signs shall be no larger than 300 square feet and may be double-faced.
No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged, extended, structurally reconstructed, or altered in any manner, except that such sign may be changed so long as the new sign face is equal to or reduced in size and a zoning permit is obtained.
Sign area shall be calculated as follows: ...
No sign shall have more than two sign faces.
The height of a sign shall be measured from the average elevation at the ground level base of the sign. The setback shall be measured from the property boundary to the closest point of the sign. No sign shall have more than two sign faces.
No light from any illuminated sign shall cause direct glare into or upon any building other than the building to which the sign is related.
No light from any illuminated sign shall cause direct glare into or upon any building other than the building to which the sign is related. No light from any illuminated sign shall cause direct glare onto any adjoining piece of property or any adjoining public right-of-way. In the case of indirect lighting, the source shall be so shielded that it illuminates only the face of the sign.
Awning signs shall be securely attached to a building, must be at least eight feet above the sidewalk... Freestanding signs shall have a maximum height of eight feet.
Awning signs shall be securely attached to a building, must be at least eight feet above the sidewalk... An attached sign shall not extend above the roof line... Such signs may project from a building wall a maximum of 18 inches. Freestanding signs shall be located a minimum distance of ten feet from the edge of any public right-of-way if the public right-of-way is 50 feet or more in width... Freestanding signs shall have a maximum height of eight feet.
The cyclical period of on-off phases of illumination or animation shall be greater than four seconds. Only one double-faced sign shall be allowed per establishment.
No sign shall project over a public right-of-way. No wall sign shall cover, cross, or otherwise hide columns, belt courses, or other decorative architectural features of the building whenever possible. The cyclical period of on-off phases of illumination or animation shall be greater than four seconds. Only one double-faced sign shall be allowed per establishment.
The following signs are permitted in agricultural and residential zoning districts: (1) One freestanding or monument sign per lot, not exceeding six feet in height and thirty-two square feet in area, for a permitted nonresidential use or a home occupation. ...
Minimum setback shall be ten feet from all public rights-of-way. Signs may be illuminated by white light at the discretion of the zoning administrator.
Signs permitted in agricultural and residential districts.
Minimum setback shall be ten feet from all public rights-of-way. Signs may be illuminated by white light at the discretion of the zoning administrator.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.