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.
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.
An accessory apartment shall only be considered as an accessory use to a detached single family residence and no accessory apartment shall be located in any structure other than the principal structure on the lot, except as otherwise permitted. Maximum floor area: 50% of principal dwelling or 1,000 sq ft, whichever is less. Minimum floor area: 300 sq ft. One parking space required.
Prior to the conversion of an existing dwelling to a multifamily dwelling, the minimum lot size shall meet the minimum lot size for the district for the first unit plus one half the lot size for each additional unit proposed.
A two-family dwelling shall meet the following requirements: The minimum site area for two-family dwellings is 150 percent of the required lot area for a single-family dwelling.
A family day care home shall comply with any and all requirements of the Virginia Department of Social Services. The operation shall care for either children under 13 years of age or adults, but shall not care for both at the same time.
The minimum lot size for a primary dwelling with a guest house shall be 150 percent of the minimum lot size required for the zoning district. A guest house shall be an accessory structure and shall meet the same setbacks established for a primary structure. No such quarters shall be occupied by the same guest for more than three consecutive months in any 12-month period. No such quarters shall be rented. There shall be no more than one guest house per residential lot.
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 25 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed ten percent of the finished floor area.
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 30 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed ten percent of the finished floor area.
Minimum lot size: One acre. Exterior runs, pens and other confined areas designed to house five or more animals shall be set back at least 50 feet from any property line.
The manufactured home has a width of 19 or more feet; the pitch of the home's roof has a minimum vertical rise of one foot for each five feet of horizontal run...
The manufactured home is constructed on a permanent footing that meets the requirements of the building code. Skirting may be permitted around the perimeter of the foundation.
A manufactured home, Class C (built prior to July 1, 1976) shall be prohibited in the county.
The minimum lot size for a primary residence with a family member manufactured home shall be 150 percent of the minimum square footage required by the underlying zoning district.
For purposes of setback requirements the family member residence shall be considered an accessory structure and shall only be located in the side or rear yard.
The park shall contain not less than two contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control... The overall density of the mobile home park shall not exceed six units per gross acre...
The park shall contain not less than two contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control, except that minimum area may be one acre where the proposed park is to be located adjacent to an existing mobile home park containing an area of one acre or more.
Minimum tract size: Five acres. Areas designated on the approved preliminary plan as a manufactured housing subdivision shall be limited to Class A manufactured homes and single family dwellings.
Minimum tract size: Five acres. Use limitations: Areas designated on the approved preliminary plan as a manufactured housing subdivision shall be limited to Class A manufactured homes and single family dwellings.
All permits for temporary residences, while repairing a permanent residence shall expire within one year after the date of issuance.
A manufactured home, Class B may be allowed as a temporary residence during the construction, repair, or renovation of a permanent residential structure on a single lot or parcel subject to the following:
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.