zoneoptics
Municipality · Virginia

Clifton Forge

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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Districts
120
Extracted rules
523
Standards
12
Chapters read
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Zoning districts

4 districts, grouped by category.

Overlay

1
H-1Overlay

Historic Commercial Area Overlay District

Clifton Forge, VA

Residential

3
R-1Residential

R-1 Residential District

Clifton Forge, VA
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-2Residential

R-2 Residential District

Clifton Forge, VA
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
12
R-3Residential

R-3 Residential District

Clifton Forge, VA
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
16

General provisions

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

Sec. 6-14(d)(3)2 standards

One or more portable storage containers may be permitted per zoning lot per zoning permit, except that no more than three containers shall be permitted simultaneously per lot; No portable storage container shall be located closer than five feet to any side or rear lot line, but in no case shall such container be located within a required buffer yard.

Sec. 6-14(e)1 standards

Such public event shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Sec. 6-14(e)2 standards

Such public event shall not occur between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. A temporary structure, including any tent, may be permitted to remain on site for a period of not more than two calendar days following the time period for which the zoning permit for the temporary public event is issued

Sec. 6-14(f)3 standards

Items purchased elsewhere expressly for resale at a yard or garage sale shall be prohibited; Goods intended for sale shall not be stored or displayed in the front or side yards of a dwelling except on the day of the sale; No signs advertising the sale or giving directions to its location shall be used, erected, or allowed on any right-of-way, publicly owned land, or utility poles.

Sec. 6-1511 standards

The minimum width of an individual townhouse lot shall be 18 feet measured from center of wall to center of wall for interior lots and from center of wall to outside face of the end wall for end lots.

Sec. 6-15(c)12 standards

Townhouses shall be required to be served by public water and sewer. A maximum of ten dwelling units shall be permitted to be constructed in a contiguous series of townhouses. The minimum width of an individual townhouse lot shall be 18 feet

Sec. 6-312 standards

Accessory structures shall be located no closer than five feet to a rear or side lot line...

Sec. 6-3(b)(5)2 standards

The cumulative square footage of all accessory structures... shall not exceed 40 percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure... The maximum height of any accessory building shall be less than the height of the principal building.

Sec. 6-3(c)2 standards

Accessory structures shall be located no closer than five feet to a rear or side lot line... Accessory structures shall be located no closer than six feet to a principal structure or another accessory structure.

Sec. 6-3(d)1 standards

Amateur radio towers and antennas shall not be subject to the maximum height regulations of the applicable zoning district, provided that in no case shall they exceed a height of 75 feet above ground level

Sec. 6-3(e)2 standards

Dumpsters and refuse containers shall be screened with an enclosure... at a minimum height of one foot above the height of the dumpster... Where dumpsters or refuse containers for non-residential uses are located on a lot which abuts a residentially zoned lot, such containers shall be located no closer than 15 feet to the abutting residentially zoned lot.

Sec. 6-3(f)1 standards

Minimum setbacks for detached garages or carports shall conform to subsection (c) of this section, except that the minimum setback requirement from a lot line abutting an improved alley shall be three feet.

Sec. 6-3(k)1 standards

The structure shall not exceed 300 square feet in gross floor area... The structure shall be required to connect to any water, sewer, and electric utilities that are serving the principal residential dwelling

Sec. 6-42 standards

No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district.

Sec. 6-42 standards

No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of any other such adult use...

Sec. 6-4(c)2 standards

No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district. No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of a residentially zoned district, or a school, educational institution, church, public park, playground, playfield or day care center.

Sec. 6-4(c)2 standards

No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of any other such adult use in any zoning district. No adult use may be established within 2,000 feet of a residentially zoned district, or a school, educational institution, church, public park, playground, playfield or day care center.

Sec. 6-59 standards

No more than six guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast establishment, and the number of guest occupants shall not exceed 12.

Sec. 6-57 standards

No more than six guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast establishment, and the number of guest occupants shall not exceed 12.

Sec. 6-5(d)4 standards

No more than six guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast establishment, and the number of guest occupants shall not exceed 12. Guests may stay no more than 30 nights in any 12-month period. One sign of no more than four square feet... shall be permitted.

Source documents

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