Municipality · Virginia

Elkton

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
16
Districts
136
Extracted rules
464
Standards
13
Chapters read

Zoning districts

16 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

§ 110-610C(21)(d)

Two off-street parking spaces are provided.

§ 110-610D1 standards

Landscaping will be restricted to a height of three feet within 50 feet of the intersection of two roads.

§ 110-610F(1)(d)[3]

Property located in a business district, which adjoins any residential district, or is separated from any residential district only by a public street or way, shall have a ten-foot side yard on the side or sides adjoining or adjacent to the residential district.

§ 110-610F(1)(f)[1]

The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to a maximum of 45 feet and up to three stories, provided that each side yard is 20 feet, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.

§ 110-610F(1)(f)[2]

A public or semipublic building, such as a school, church, or library, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade, provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.

§ 110-610F(1)(f)[4]

For buildings over 45 feet in height, approval shall be obtained from the Zoning Administrator.

§ 110-611C(19)(d)

Two off-street parking spaces are provided.

§ 110-611D1 standards

Landscaping will be restricted to a height of three feet within 50 feet of the intersection of two roads.

§ 110-611F(1)

Maximum height: 35 feet. The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to a maximum of 45 feet and up to three stories...

§ 110-611F(2)

Accessory buildings over one story in height shall be at least 10 feet from any lot line. All accessory buildings shall not exceed the main building in height.

§ 110-612C(1)

There shall be a forty-foot setback from the front property line to the improvements and a twenty-five-foot setback from all adjoining property to the improvements. This twenty-five-foot setback shall act as a buffer. At least 10 feet of its width shall be landscaped and maintained with grass, trees, or shrubs.

§ 110-612C(1)1 standards

At least 10 feet of its width shall be landscaped and maintained with grass, trees, or shrubs.

§ 110-615F through O3 standards

The floodplain districts shall be overlays to the existing underlying zoning districts... more restrictive provisions shall apply.

§ 110-615M2 standards

In the Floodway District, encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements or other development, shall be prohibited unless certification...

§ 110-615N2 standards

In the Flood-Fringe and Approximated Floodplain and Special Floodplain Districts, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying districts...

§ 110-615N2 standards

Within the Approximated Floodplain District, all new subdivision proposals and other proposed developments greater than 50 lots or five acres shall include base elevation data.

§ 110-615N2 standards

In the Flood-Fringe and Approximated Floodplain and Special Floodplain Districts, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying districts...

§ 110-7013 standards

An uncovered porch may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 10 feet. A patio may be included as open space... no structure is closer than five feet to the property line. For subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 120 feet.

§ 110-7014 standards

An uncovered porch may project into a required front yard for a distance not exceeding 10 feet. Patio must be at least 5 feet from property line. Corner lots min width 120 ft at setback line. Satellite antennae not in front yard.

§ 110-7023 standards

Additional dwellings on a single lot may be permitted... Provision of access open to the sky at least 15 feet in width is required. Satellite antennae shall not be permitted in the front yard of any lot. No portion of a satellite antenna will be closer than five feet to the side or rear lot line.

Source documents

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