Claremont
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Local Business District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
Industrial
4Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
General provisions
297 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre.
Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre (4,356 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit) exclusive of public or commonly used rights-of-way.
The period for temporary placement of such structures shall be no more than 12 months, unless an extension is specifically authorized by the board of supervisors.
Temporary emergency housing may be placed on property when a disaster has been declared by the board of supervisors, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the President of the United States in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
Overall project density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre including public or commonly used rights-of-way constructed to serve the project. Each townhouse shall be erected or placed on a specifically designated land area or on a lot containing not less than 2,500 square feet.
For townhouses for sale and similar attached development types, the development or project shall consist of at least ten dwelling units with no less than three and no more than six units contiguous to one another. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre including public or commonly used rights-of-way constructed to serve the project.
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten contiguous acres.
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten contiguous acres.
Any burial plot on land abutting a public or private street shall comply with the required front yard setback of the underlying zoning district and 25 feet from all property lines.
Any burial plot on land abutting a public or private street shall comply with the required front yard setback of the underlying zoning district and 25 feet from all property lines.
In the RVC district, when a club adjoins a residential use, a Type B buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
In the RVC district, when a club adjoins a residential use, a Type B buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
All day care centers shall comply with the minimum standards for day care centers established by the Virginia Department of Social Services.
All day care centers shall comply with the minimum standards for day care centers established by the Virginia Department of Social Services, as may be amended, unless specifically exempt from those minimum standards.
When adjoining a residential use type, a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
When adjoining a residential use type, a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
In the A-L, A-R and RVC districts: A conditional use permit shall be required for establishing a new place of religious assembly.
When a place of religious assembly adjoins a residential use type, a Type A buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided between the parking area(s) and the residential use type. In the A-L, A-R and RVC districts: A conditional use permit shall be required for establishing a new place of religious assembly.
No major utility service shall be located within 100 feet of an existing residence.
No major utility service shall be located within 100 feet of an existing residence. Except in the I-1 and I-2 districts, outdoor storage of materials and equipment shall be prohibited in association with a major utility service, except during construction of the utility facility, unless specifically requested and approved as part of the special use permit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.