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.
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district, including placement of manufactured homes, shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit.
New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in Zones A1—30, AE, AH and A with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above the base flood level plus eighteen (18) inches.
In zones A, AE, AH, AO, V1-30, VE, and V, all manufactured homes placed, or substantially improved, on individual lots or parcels, must meet all the requirements for new construction, including the elevation and anchoring requirements in article 4, section 3-1519 and section 3-1520.
In zones A, AE, AH, AO, V1-30, VE, and V, all manufactured homes placed, or substantially improved, on individual lots or parcels, must meet all the requirements for new construction, including the elevation and anchoring requirements in article 4, section 3-1519 and section 3-1520.
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage.
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; ... Base flood elevation data shall be obtained from other sources or developed using detailed methodologies ... for subdivision proposals and other proposed development proposals (including manufactured home parks and subdivisions) that exceed 50 lots or five acres, whichever is the lesser.
All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage; ...
Any structure or use of a structure or premises must be brought into conformity with these provisions when it is changed, repaired, or improved unless one of the following exceptions is established.
Any structure or use of a structure or premises must be brought into conformity with these provisions when it is changed, repaired, or improved unless one of the following exceptions is established before the change is made.
Any structure or use of a structure or premises must be brought into conformity with these provisions when it is changed, repaired, or improved unless one of the following exceptions is established before the change is made: ...
Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant...
Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that the granting of such variance will not result in (a) unacceptable or prohibited increases in flood heights, (b) additional threats to public safety, (c) extraordinary public expense; and will not (d) create nuisances, (e) cause fraud or victimization of the public, or (f) conflict with local laws or ordinances.
Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that the granting of such variance will not result in (a) unacceptable or prohibited increases in flood heights, ...
Max height 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Front yard setback 100 feet on existing public roads, 50 feet on new subdivision roads. Accessory structures not to exceed 4% of lot area not to exceed 5,000 sq ft.
Permitted uses: Agriculture, Confined animal feeding operation, ... Special exception: Manufactured home, family member residence, ... Conditional use: Event center, ...
A. The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements contained in this ordinance... B. The following uses are allowed only by special exception from the board of zoning appeals... C. The following uses are allowed only by conditional use permit from the board of supervisors...
All principle buildings: 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: On existing public roads: 100 feet. Minimum side yard setback: On existing public roads: 25 feet. Minimum rear yard setback: Principle structures: 50 feet.
Purpose: protect agricultural and forest lands. Permitted uses in Sec. 3-302. Lot requirements in Sec. 3-304. Height/bulk in Sec. 3-305.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.