Fredericksburg
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
2Residential
6Residential District
- Front setback
- 125 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-4 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 1
R-8 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
General provisions
276 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Foundation plantings shall be comprised of large shrubs, planted no greater than five feet on-center along the full extent of building facades that face a street
Any required zoning district boundary buffer width can be reduced to six feet with the provision of a solid masonry wall at least six feet in height.
The following areas shall be screened from off-site views... Large waste receptacles... Loading and service areas... Outdoor storage areas... ground-based utility equipment in excess of 12 cubic feet... Screening methods: vegetative materials, earthen berm at least two feet in height, masonry wall, chain-link fencing with slats limited to access gates, parapet wall.
Street trees shall be required on both sides of all streets... Canopy trees shall be spaced a maximum average of 40 feet on-center. Understory trees shall be spaced a maximum average of 20 feet on-center. No single genus shall constitute more than 20% of the number of trees to be planted. A specimen tree is notable when it achieves a diameter at breast height of 32 inches or more for canopy trees and 9 inches for understory trees.
existing trees... shall be credited towards the minimum landscaping requirements at a rate of 1.25 times the tree's actual caliper or diameter at breast height. Up to a 5% reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces required on a development site shall be allowed, if the reduction of pavement will preserve the root zones of existing, healthy specimen trees.
An adjustment to planting locations or reduction of up to 20% in the type or total number of required caliper inches may be allowed when underground connections to public facilities... A reduction in the count, spacing, or species diversity standards by up to 20% may be allowed...
50% of the performance guarantee for landscaping shall be retained until final inspection and approval, which shall occur no earlier than 24 months after approval of the initial installation.
All fences and walls shall conform to the standards in Table 72-56.2... The Zoning Administrator may approve fences or walls exceeding six feet in height in any side or rear yard in a residential, commercial, Creative Maker, or planned zoning district... No barbed wire, razor wire, or similar fence material is permitted in a residential, planned development, or commercial zoning district...
Refuse collection facilities shall... Not be located between a principal structure and any adjacent streets; and be located at least 20 feet from any lot line shared with a lot containing a single-family detached dwelling; and not be located closer than three feet from any adjacent lot line.
The TOD shall overlay the existing zoning district and shall impose additional or modified restrictions on the use of the property.
If any proposed development or redevelopment within the CBPO District exceeds 2,500 square feet of land disturbance, then the following additional information shall be submitted...
The Residential-Mobile Home (R-MH) District is established to provide for the location of mobile homes in mobile home parks...
The Commercial/Office-transitional (C-T) District is established to provide for the location of predominantly nonresidential commercial uses in a low-intensity manner...
The Commercial-Downtown (C-D) District is established to promote harmonious development... Outdoor storage is prohibited in the district.
The Commercial-Shopping Center (C-SC) District is established to provide locations for community and neighborhood retail commercial and service uses in planned shopping centers.
The Commercial-Highway (C-H) District is established to provide locations on heavily traveled collector and arterial highways...
The Planned Development-Residential (PD-R) District is established to encourage innovative and creative design... The maximum density for residential uses within the PD-R District shall not exceed 24 units per gross acre.
The Planned Development-Commercial (PD-C) District is established to provide locations for a full range of retail commercial and service uses... Building heights of up to 90 feet are permitted... The maximum floor area ratio shall be 1.00.
The Planned Development Mixed-Use District is established to promote areas appropriate for office, retail, and residential uses... The maximum floor area ratio for nonresidential uses shall be two. Heights shall not exceed 80 feet within a PD-MU District.
The Planned Development-Medical Center (PD-MC) District is intended to permit the development and growth of general and specialty hospitals... Buildings may be erected up to 110 feet... Structures shall be located 80 feet from any public street or highway right-of-way... The minimum width of each side setback for a main structure shall be 50 feet.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.