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.
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis ... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted... unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot.
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1—30 and AE or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the County of Surry, Virginia.
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1—30 and AE or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development ... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point within the County of Surry, Virginia.
When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.
When such base flood elevation data is utilized, the lowest floor shall be elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches.
Where the specific one percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined for this area using other sources of data ... then the applicant for the proposed use, development and/or activity shall determine this base flood elevation.
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM... If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number specified in feet on the FIRM. If no flood depth number is specified, the lowest floor, including basement, shall be elevated no less than two feet above the highest adjacent grade.
Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard.
Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard.
Buildings and structures within this zone shall have the lowest floor elevated to or above the base flood elevation plus one foot of freeboard, and must comply with the provisions in Article III, Section 3-1516(A)2. and Article IV, Sections 3-1519 and 3-1520.
All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member... is elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches if parallel...
All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor is elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches if the lowest horizontal structural member is parallel to the direction of wave approach or elevated at least one foot above the base flood level if perpendicular.
All new construction and substantial improvements in Zones V and VE ... shall be elevated on pilings or columns so that: The bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor ... is elevated to or above the base flood level plus 18 inches if the lowest horizontal structural member is parallel to the direction of wave approach or elevated at least one foot above the base flood level if the lowest horizontal structural member is perpendicular to the direction of wave approach
In this area no emergency service, medical service, or government storage shall be allowed except by special exception using the variance process.
In this area no emergency service, medical service, or government storage shall be allowed except by special exception using the variance process.
In this area no emergency service, medical service, or government storage shall be allowed except by special exception using the variance process.
The floodplain districts described above shall be overlays to the existing underlying districts... If there is any conflict... the more restrictive provisions... shall apply.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.