Municipality · Virginia

Claremont

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
10
Districts
307
Extracted rules
1,172
Standards
5
Chapters read

Zoning districts

10 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

Sec. 3-301, 3-302, 3-304, 3-305, 3-3064 standards

Min lot area 1 acre on existing public roads, 30,000 sq ft on new subdivision roads. Max height 2.5 stories/35 ft. Front setback 100 ft existing, 50 ft new. Accessory structures max 4% of lot area not to exceed 5,000 sq ft.

Sec. 3-302, Sec. 3-304, Sec. 3-3056 standards

Minimum lot area: On new subdivision roads: 30,000 square feet. Minimum lot width: On new subdivision roads: 100 feet. Minimum lot depth: 200 feet. All principle buildings: Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: On new subdivision roads: 50 feet. Minimum side yard setback: On new subdivision roads: 20 feet. Minimum rear yard setback: Principle structures: 50 feet.

Sec. 3-3053 standards

Maximum building height: 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: on existing public roads: 100 feet. ...

Sec. 3-401 to 3-4057 standards

Purpose: provide for residential, civic and commercial development in crossroad communities. Permitted uses in Sec. 3-402. Bulk in Sec. 3-404.

Sec. 3-401, 3-402, 3-404, 3-4055 standards

Max height 35 ft or 2.5 stories. Max density 3 dwelling units per acre. Front yard setback average of existing, but not less than 25 ft nor more than 50 ft. Side and rear setbacks 10 ft. Accessory structures max 4% of lot area not to exceed 5,000 sq ft.

Sec. 3-402, Sec. 3-4047 standards

Maximum Building Height: All buildings: 35 feet or 2.5 stories, whichever is lesser. Maximum Density: Residential: Three dwelling units per acre. Side and Rear Setbacks: Ten feet. no front yard in a residence district shall be less than 25 feet

Sec. 3-4045 standards

Maximum building height: 35 feet or 2.5 stories, whichever is lesser. Maximum density: 3 dwelling units per acre. ...

Sec. 3-5041 standards

Maximum building height: 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: on existing public roads: 100 feet. ...

Sec. 3-601 to 3-6041 standards

Purpose: provide for vacation home development near James River. Permitted uses in Sec. 3-602. Lot requirements in Sec. 3-603. Height/bulk in Sec. 3-604.

Sec. 3-6041 standards

Maximum building height: 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: principal structures: 40 feet. ...

Sec. 3-7044 standards

Maximum building height: 2½ stories but not to exceed 45 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: on primary highway: 75 feet. ...

Sec. 3-801 through 3-8044 standards

The purpose of this district is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for a wide variety of commercial, automotive, and miscellaneous recreational and service activities

Sec. 3-8041 standards

Maximum building height: 2½ stories but not to exceed 45 feet. Minimum front yard setbacks: on primary highway: 75 feet. ...

Sec. 3-9042 standards

All structures: 75 feet. The height limit shall be 35 feet in height. The height limit for principal structures may be increased to 70 feet or up to five stories, whichever is lesser; provided, that each required yard is increased one foot for each additional foot of principal structure height over 35 feet.

Sec. 4-1011 standards

No lot shall be used in whole or in part for dwelling purposes unless such lot abuts upon a street in accordance with the minimum street frontage requirements of this ordinance unless a variance from the board of zoning appeals is approved.

Sec. 4-1023 standards

The height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to amateur radio towers and antenna less than 200 feet in height, belfries, public monuments, chimneys, ornamental towers and spires, domes, cupolas, church spires, conveyors, commercial radio and television towers less than 125 feet in height, cooling towers, silos and grain driers, tanks, elevator bulkheads, smoke stacks, fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, water towers and stand pipes, flag poles, fire and parapet walls extending no more than four feet above the roof.

Sec. 4-102, 4-104, 4-408, 4-5015 standards

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use or operation in the A-L, Agricultural Limited District or the A-R, Agricultural-Rural District shall be exempt from the height limits... Private stables in A-R, RVC, and R-1 districts... An accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided: The parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required.

Sec. 4-102, 4-104, 4-5012 standards

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use or operation in the A-L, Agricultural Limited District... shall be exempt from the height limits... An accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided: The parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required.

Sec. 4-102, 4-408, 4-5015 standards

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use or operation in the A-L, Agricultural Limited District or the A-R, Agricultural-Rural District shall be exempt from the height limits. Private stables in A-R, RVC, and R-1 districts shall comply with the following requirements: Minimum lot size: Two acres. On lots of less than ten acres, no more than one stable animal per acre shall be permitted. Minimum setback for stables and riding arenas: 100 feet from all property lines. In the A-L and A-R districts, an accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided the parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required and the building complies with all setback requirements for a principal building.

Sec. 4-102, 4-5012 standards

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use or operation in the A-L, Agricultural Limited District or the A-R, Agricultural-Rural District shall be exempt from the height limits. In the A-L and A-R districts, an accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided the parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required and the building complies with all setback requirements for a principal building.

Source documents

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