Stafford County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
24 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
3Industrial
2Other
8Planned Development-1 District
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
Planned Development-2
- Min lot
- 21,780,000 sq ft (500 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 35
T-5 Transect Zone
T-6 Transect Zone
Urban Development Subdistrict 1
Residential
7Suburban Residential
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 14 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 14
Urban Residential—Medium Density
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 3.5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Urban Residential—High Density
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Manufactured Homes
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
Age-Restricted Housing
- Max height
- 3 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
T-3 Transect Zone
T-4 Transect Zone
General provisions
259 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Equipment and antenna for microcell communication facilities shall be no more than fifteen (15) feet in height above the roof/eave line of the structure on which it is located, nor shall it be more than eighty (80) feet in height above the average front grade of the structure.
Equipment and antenna for microcell communication facilities shall be no more than fifteen (15) feet in height above the roof/eave line of the structure on which it is located, nor shall it be more than eighty (80) feet in height above the average front grade of the structure.
No more than ten (10) percent of the dwelling units in a multifamily building can have three (3) or more bedrooms.
No more than ten (10) percent of the dwelling units in a multifamily building can have three (3) or more bedrooms.
No more than ten (10) percent of the dwelling units in a multifamily building can have three (3) or more bedrooms.
Such projects shall be located within two and one-half (2.5) miles of electric transmission lines.
Such projects shall be located within two and one-half (2.5) miles of electric transmission lines.
Such projects shall be located within two and one-half (2.5) miles of electric transmission lines.
The zoning administrator shall be notified in writing at least one hundred eighty (180) days in advance of any intent to repower the facility. ... Decommissioning shall include the removal of all solar panels ... to a depth of at least thirty-six (36) inches
Overlay districts are established to provide supplemental regulations to the underlying zoning districts. The regulations of the overlay district shall apply in addition to the regulations of the underlying district. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of an overlay district and the provisions of the underlying district, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
The boundaries of the HOD shall be as depicted on the official zoning map and shall include all areas designated as historic landmarks or historic districts by the Stafford County Historic Preservation Commission.
The boundaries of the HCOD shall be as depicted on the official zoning map and shall include all areas within a specified distance of the centerline of designated highway corridors as identified in the Stafford County Comprehensive Plan.
The boundaries of the NIOD shall be as depicted on the official zoning map and shall include all areas within the sixty-five (65) decibel day-night average sound level (DNL) contour as identified in the most recent noise exposure map prepared for Stafford County.
The boundaries of the RWOD shall be as depicted on the official zoning map and shall include all areas within the watershed of any reservoir owned or operated by the County of Stafford or the Stafford County Water Authority.
The boundaries of the RCOD shall be as depicted on the official zoning map and shall include all areas within a specified distance of the intersection of two (2) or more rural crossroads as identified in the Stafford County Comprehensive Plan.
The Flood Hazard (FH) Overlay District shall consist of the SFHA. ... The following shall apply within the floodway districts of an AE zone ...
The FH Overlay District shall be overlays to the existing underlying districts... the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
No structure or object of natural growth shall exceed the height limitations established by the Stafford County Airport Zoning Ordinance, as amended.
The FH Overlay District shall be overlays to the existing underlying districts as shown on the county's zoning map.
A certificate of appropriateness issued by the agent or his designee shall be required prior to the erection, reconstruction, exterior alteration, restoration or excavation of any building or structure within a HR district...
Source documents
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