Bristol

The new construction, substantial reconstruction, or expansion of a multiple-family dwelling in the B-3 and O-I zones is allowed by special use permit... Methadone clinics and drug treatment clinics that dispense other controlled substances may be located in the O-I district only upon the granting of a special use permit by the city council.

Temporary seasonal retail sales activity as defined in division 18 is allowed on property that is zoned either agricultural, business or manufacturing (A, B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, and M-2) provided a city temporary use permit is obtained...

Portable storage containers are allowed in any zoning district provided that the following requirements are met: ...

The placement of a mobile home, as defined, as a dwelling either on its own lot or in conjunction with another principal building, or in a manufactured home park is prohibited. No existing mobile home shall be used for any other purpose than that of a single-family dwelling.

Manufactured homes used or occupied in accordance with subsection (2) of this section shall hereafter be located only within the R-MH district

Any industrialized building unit meeting the requirements of the Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations shall conform to all requirements of the zoning district and the statewide uniform building code for the use for which it is proposed or such use shall be prohibited.

At all street intersections, adequate sight distances shall be maintained, except within the B-2 central business district.

No person shall park or occupy any recreational vehicle on the premises of any occupied or unoccupied building or on any vacant lot or tract of land or in any manufactured home park, except the parking of only one unoccupied recreational vehicle in an accessory private garage building, or in a rear yard in any district when such recreational vehicle is located at least 15 feet from any property line, or in a private driveway...

The placement of a wireless communications antenna and/or associated wireless equipment on existing structures ... is considered a minor utility facility ... and is a permitted by right use ... provided: (1) It does not extend more than 20 feet above the highest part of the structure; (2) It is not located on a residential structure of less than four stories in height; ...

Any new free-standing facility or tower is considered a major utility facility and is allowed as a special use in certain districts ... Maximum tower height shall be 250 feet unless specifically allowed by the special use permit due to topographic conditions located within one mile of the proposed wireless communication facility.

Any amateur radio tower which, in combination with one or more affixed antennas, does not exceed 75 feet in height above the ground, shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.

No residential building shall be erected on a lot which does not abut a public street for a minimum of 50 feet, unless it meets one of the following exceptions: ...

all persons erecting, changing, installing, or otherwise placing signs must first obtain a sign permit.

The following signs... are exempted from the requirement for a permit... Historical markers; Highway markers; Public wayfinding signs; Displays of public art; Signs on the inside of ballpark or stadium field fences; Public notices; Home occupation signs; Temporary signs; Incidental signs; Flags and insignia; Signs displayed inside a building; Street banners; Air-activated or inflated advertisements.

The following advertisements or sign structures are prohibited: Signs that may be confused with traffic signs or signals; Signs with intermittent or flashing lights, loud noises, or movable objects; Signs located near any public street intersection or near any curve in a public street that obstruct clear vision; Signs that advertise activities which are illegal; Signs that are otherwise prohibited; Signs with lighting of such intensity...; Banner signs stretched across the width of a street; Signs that are attached to any city or utility pole or street light or located in any part of a public right-of-way; Signs that are non-permanent in nature...; Off-premises signs.

Pole signs shall only be allowed in the interstate advertising corridor... In no case shall land zoned for residential use be permitted a freestanding pole sign and no pole sign shall be allowed within 100 feet of a school property line. In no case shall any parcel of land be permitted more than one pole sign. No part of a pole sign shall be closer than five feet from any property line. The maximum height for a pole sign is 40 feet from the adjacent grade...

all freestanding signs in the city shall be ground-mounted monument or post signs... Establishments are permitted one ground-mounted sign per street frontage. Ground-mounted signs shall not exceed ten feet in height as measured from adjacent grade in B-3, M-1, M-2, or O-I; and six feet in height as measured from adjacent grade in B-1 and B-2. Ground-mounted signs shall have a minimum setback of ten feet as measured from any property line...

Multi-tenant signs shall be permitted in the B-1, B-3, O-I, M-1 and M-2 zoning districts. Such signs shall be no more than 20 feet in height as measured from adjacent grade, and have no more than 600 square feet of total sign area, except for the B-1 district which is subject to section 50-167(e). Multi-tenant signs in the B-1 district shall be no more than eight feet in height and have no more than 75 feet of total sign area. Multi-tenant signs shall be subject to a minimum setback of ten feet as measured from any property line and shall not be permitted within 100 feet of any school property line.

When the existing buildings along a road frontage are set back less than the minimum front yard requirements, new sign setback may be less than the minimum, but not less than the average setback of all signs in the same block or 200 feet on either side of the proposed sign, whichever is greater. No sign shall be located within a street right-of-way or obstruct clear vision as defined by industry standards or as determined by the city engineering or public works department.

Aggregate wall sign area shall not exceed 15 percent of the total area of the wall that the sign is placed on. Wall signs shall not project more than one foot from the building wall nor shall they be within one foot of an established curb line. However, wall signs in the B-2 district may project up to four feet from the building wall. The lower edge of projecting or suspended wall signs shall be at a height at least eight feet above the sidewalk.