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Municipality · Virginia

Christiansburg

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Districts
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Extracted rules
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Standards
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Zoning districts

11 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

3
B-1Commercial

Limited Business District

Christiansburg, VA
Max height
10 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
28
B-2Commercial

Central Business District

Christiansburg, VA
Max height
70 ft
Front setback
10 ft
Max density
30 du/ac
Permitted uses
53
B-3Commercial

General Business District

Christiansburg, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
20 du/ac
Permitted uses
39

Industrial

2
I-1Industrial

Limited Industrial District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
4 ft
Front setback
40 ft
Permitted uses
32
I-2Industrial

General Industrial District

Christiansburg, VA
Max height
70 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
55

Mixed use

2
MU-1Mixed use

Mixed Use: Residential - Limited Business District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
16
MU-2Mixed use

Mixed Use: Residential - Limited Business - Limited Industrial District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
15

Residential

4
R-1Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
17
R-1AResidential

Rural Residential District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
35 ft
Permitted uses
18
R-2Residential
Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
8,500 sq ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
17
R-3Residential

Multiple-Family Residential District

Christiansburg, VA
Min lot
15,625 sq ft (0.36 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Max density
10 du/ac
Permitted uses
24

General provisions

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

Article II, Sec. 42-32 to 42-3910 standards

Minimum lot area one-half acre; front setback 35 ft; side yard 25 ft; rear yard 50 ft; height 35 ft.

Article VII, Secs. 42-182 to 42-1899 standards

Minimum lot area 10,000 sq ft; front setback 30 ft; side yard 10 ft; rear yard 35 ft; height 35 ft; lot width 80 ft.

Article XXI, Sec. 42-6238 standards

Site plans for the following uses shall be submitted and reviewed... (1) Uses permitted by approval of a conditional use permit... (5) Any other use except detached single-family dwellings and duplexes. (6) Any parking lot or parking facility which is to contain more than ten spaces.

Sec. 30-1039 standards

Whenever any development containing common area is proposed... No business or commercial building or structure, temporary or permanent, shall be located closer than 20 feet to the boundary of a residential district... A minimum of 20 percent of the site shall be reserved for greenspace landscaping... Sidewalks shall be required for all new development.

Sec. 42-1 (Bed and breakfast inn)1 standards

a single-family, owner-occupied dwelling which, as an accessory use, offers no more than six bedrooms

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions - Communications antenna, monopole, tower)4 standards

Communications antenna: extending no more than ten feet above a roof support or 12 feet in total height... Communications monopole: not exceeding one-third of the height of the main structure above a roof support or 125 feet in total height... Communications tower: not exceeding 250 feet in total height.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions - Domestic pet)1 standards

Pygmy goats as domestic pets are allowed with a conditional use permit.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions - Home occupation)2 standards

Home occupations shall be classified as either a minor home occupation or a major home occupation. Major home occupations shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to section 42-8.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions - Manufactured home not subject to federal regulation)

Manufactured homes not subject to federal regulation (constructed before June 15, 1976) are not a permitted use within the town.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions - Mobile home)1 standards

The location of mobile homes, as defined herein, shall be limited to mobile home parks.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions)

Manufactured homes not subject to federal regulation (constructed before June 15, 1976) are not a permitted use within the town.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions)1 standards

The location of mobile homes, as defined herein, shall be limited to mobile home parks.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions)1 standards

Pygmy goats as domestic pets are allowed with a conditional use permit.

Sec. 42-1 (Definitions)1 standards

Major home occupations shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to section 42-8.

Sec. 42-1 (Family day home)2 standards

a child day program offered in the residence of the provider ... for one through 12 children under the age of 13 ... no family day home shall care for more than four children under the age of two

Sec. 42-1 (Home occupation)2 standards

Home occupations shall be classified as either a minor home occupation or a major home occupation. Major home occupations shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to section 42-8.

Sec. 42-1 (Kennel)1 standards

any place where more than a total of four dogs and/or cats over six months of age are kept for any purpose

Sec. 42-1 (Manufactured home not subject to federal regulation)

Manufactured homes not subject to federal regulation (constructed before June 15, 1976) are not a permitted use within the town.

Sec. 42-1 (Mobile home)1 standards

The location of mobile homes, as defined herein, shall be limited to mobile home parks.

Sec. 42-1 (definition of home occupation, major)1 standards

Major home occupations shall require a conditional use permit pursuant to section 42-8.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.