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.
Vehicular use areas shall be at least 18 feet deep, measured from the right-of-way, or three feet measured from the rear property line or easement line of an intersecting alley.
Except for off-site parking located within a parking structure or served by a parking shuttle, off-site parking spaces shall be located within 1,000 feet of the primary entrance of all uses served.
The development served shall provide 75 or more parking spaces; No more than 30% of the total number of spaces shall be designated as tandem; and A valet parking attendant must be on duty during hours of operation.
The Zoning Administrator may approve a reduction of the minimum parking requirement for arenas or stadiums to no less than one parking space per every six fixed seats plus one parking space per every 12 temporary seats and standing room occupants.
Lots located within a parking structure or served by a shuttle shall be located within 2,500 linear feet of the primary entrance of all uses served. All other lots shall be located within 1,750 feet of a primary entrance of all uses served.
Lots used for multifamily residential development with 20 or more dwelling units, and institutional or commercial development with 5,000 or more square feet of gross floor area, shall provide individual or shared bicycle parking facilities in accordance with the following standards.
Bicycle parking facilities shall incorporate a rack or other similar device intended for the storage of bicycles. The rack element shall: Be at least 18 inches wide and 33 inches tall when installed; be uniformly aligned and evenly spaced; be centered in a 'design stall' with a minimum dimension of 36 inches by 72 inches; and be at least 24 inches from any wall or other obstruction
All development, except single-family detached, single-family attached, and duplex dwellings, shall be designed to allow cross-access to parking lots in adjacent compatible developments in accordance with the following standards
Within the Hazel Run, Rappahannock Canal, Kenmore Flume, and Deep Run watersheds ('the volume control area'), for new development or redevelopment, the first one-half inch of runoff from all new impervious surfaces shall be removed from the runoff flow.
Within the Hazel Run, Rappahannock Canal, Kenmore Flume, and Deep Run watersheds ("the volume control area"), for new development or redevelopment, the first one-half inch of runoff from all new impervious surfaces shall be removed from the runoff flow.
For new or redeveloped parking lots outside the Hazel Run, Rappahannock Canal, Kenmore Flume, and Deep Run watersheds, volume control of stormwater is not required. However, at least 50% of the parking lot surface (or in the case of redevelopment, at least 50% of the additional parking lot area) shall drain to a filtration practice that is sized to treat the first one-half inch of runoff.
For new or redeveloped parking lots outside the Hazel Run, Rappahannock Canal, Kenmore Flume, and Deep Run watersheds, volume control of stormwater is not required. However, at least 50% of the parking lot surface ... shall drain to a filtration practice that is sized to treat the first one-half inch of runoff.
The developer shall provide the utilities necessary to serve the proposed development. All utilities provided by the developer shall be installed underground and in accordance with adopted City standards
Minimum easement width, centered on the utility facility, shall be as follows: Sanitary sewer: 20 feet and water: 15 feet; Storm sewer: 20 feet; Underground telephone, television cable, gas service or electric service: 10 feet
Landscaping standards for the City of Fredericksburg, including easements, vehicular use areas, foundation plantings, buffers, screening, trees, and maintenance.
Single-family detached and duplex dwellings shall be exempted from the standards in this section.
Deciduous canopy or shade trees shall be a minimum of 1.5 inches in caliper and a maximum of 2.5 inches in caliper at the time of planting
When fewer than 20 trees are required to be planted on the site, at least three different genera shall be used, in roughly equal proportions. When more than 20 trees are required on a site, no more than 20% of any genus shall be used.
The slope of all berms shall not exceed a 2:1 ratio (horizontal to vertical), shall have a top width at least 1/2 the berm height, and a maximum height of eight feet above the toe of the berm.
Fences and walls standards, including height, location, and materials.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.