zoneoptics
Municipality · Virginia

Emporia

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
11
Districts
306
Extracted rules
1,049
Standards
10
Chapters read
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Zoning districts

11 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

3
C-1Commercial

General Commercial

Emporia, VA
Max height
55 ft
Permitted uses
3
C-2Commercial

Highway Commercial

Emporia, VA
Max height
55 ft
Permitted uses
4
C-3Commercial
Emporia, VA

Industrial

4
I-1Industrial

Light Industrial

Emporia, VA
Max height
60 ft
Permitted uses
5
I-2Industrial

Heavy Industrial

Emporia, VA
Max height
60 ft
Permitted uses
1
M-1Industrial
Emporia, VA
M-2Industrial
Emporia, VA

Residential

4
R-1Residential

Low Density Residential

Emporia, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
4
R-2Residential

Medium Density Residential

Emporia, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
5
R-3Residential

High Density Residential

Emporia, VA
Max height
50 ft
Permitted uses
7
R-4Residential
Emporia, VA

General provisions

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

Sec. 90-41219 standards

Mobile food units may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday (including set-up and break-down) on any one day at any single location. ... No mobile food unit shall locate within 100 feet of an entrance to any brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Sec. 90-41211 standards

Mobile food units may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday (including set-up and break-down) on any one day at any single location.

Sec. 90-412(e)3 standards

Mobile food units may operate between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday (including set-up and break-down) on any one day at any single location.

Sec. 90-412(f)1 standards

A three feet wide area of visibility clearance must be maintained around the mobile food unit.

Sec. 90-412(g)1 standards

No mobile food unit shall locate within 100 feet of an entrance to any brick-and-mortar restaurant (determined by measuring from the edge of the mobile food unit to the main public entrance of the brick-and-mortar establishment) unless permission by the owner of the brick-and-mortar restaurant is provided.

Sec. 90-4133 standards

no portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape buffers, shall be located within: (1) One hundred feet from the property lines of adjoining residential zoned or planned development property; and (2) Two hundred feet from any dwelling not on the associated parcel.

Sec. 90-4135 standards

Except where animals are confined in soundproofed buildings, no portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape buffers, shall be located within: (1) One hundred feet from the property lines of adjoining residential zoned or planned development property; and (2) Two hundred feet from any dwelling not on the associated parcel.

Sec. 90-4134 standards

Except where animals are confined in soundproofed buildings, no portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape buffers, shall be located within 100 feet from the property lines of adjoining residential zoned or planned development property; and 200 feet from any dwelling not on the associated parcel.

Sec. 90-413(a)2 standards

One hundred feet from the property lines of adjoining residential zoned or planned development property; and Two hundred feet from any dwelling not on the associated parcel.

Sec. 90-413(b)1 standards

All exterior runs, play areas, or arenas shall be designed with a minimum six-foot-high opaque screen from adjacent lot lines and street rights-of-way.

Sec. 90-4211 standards

Outdoor storage as an accessory use to a construction yard shall conform with the standards of outdoor storage, as provided in section 90-434 of this article.

Sec. 90-4212 standards

Outdoor storage as an accessory use to a construction yard shall conform with the standards of outdoor storage, as provided in section 90-434 of this article. All areas of the construction yard shall be operated and maintained in such a manner as not to allow the breeding of rats, flies, mosquitoes or other disease-carrying animals and insects.

Sec. 90-4212 standards

Outdoor storage as an accessory use to a construction yard shall conform with the standards of outdoor storage, as provided in section 90-434 of this article.

Sec. 90-4223 standards

Junkyards/salvage yards shall be: a. Setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way. b. Completely screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet in height

Sec. 90-4226 standards

Junkyards/salvage yards shall be: a. Setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way. b. Completely screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet in height.

Sec. 90-4225 standards

Junkyards/salvage yards shall be setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way. Completely screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet in height.

Sec. 90-422(a)2 standards

Junkyards/salvage yards shall be: a. Setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way.

Sec. 90-4234 standards

No portion of the facility shall be used to manufacture, fabricate, or process goods; to service or repair vehicles, small engines, or electrical equipment, or conduct similar repair activities; to conduct sales or retail sales of any kind, or to conduct any other commercial or industrial activity on the site.

Sec. 90-42311 standards

No portion of the facility shall be used to manufacture, fabricate, or process goods; to service or repair vehicles, small engines, or electrical equipment, or conduct similar repair activities; to conduct sales or retail sales of any kind, or to conduct any other commercial or industrial activity on the site. ... No storage of hazardous, toxic, or explosive materials shall occur in the facility.

Sec. 90-42311 standards

No portion of the facility shall be used to manufacture, fabricate, or process goods; to service or repair vehicles, small engines, or electrical equipment, or conduct similar repair activities; to conduct sales or retail sales of any kind, or to conduct any other commercial or industrial activity on the site.

Source documents

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