Front Royal

Planned neighborhood developments shall reserve a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the acreage of the parcel as dedicated natural open space.

The intent of this Article is to promote and protect the health, safety, comfort, recreation, prosperity and general welfare of the community through the identification, preservation and enhancement of buildings, structures, neighborhoods, landscapes, places and areas which have special historical, cultural, artistic, architectural or archaeological significance.

No building or structure within the Chester Street and downtown business areas of the Historic Front Royal District shall be erected, reconstructed, altered or restored unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved under the provisions of this Article.

The Entrance Corridor Overlay District (EC) will overlay all other zoning districts... The regulations and requirements of both the underlying district(s) and the EC shall apply. However, when the regulations applicable to the EC conflict with the regulations of the underlying district, the more restrictive regulations shall apply.

All land disturbing activities shall conform to the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook.

The arrangement of lots, blocks, streets, parking areas and structures shall be designed to make the most advantageous use of topography and natural physical features.

Land within a 100-year floodplain may be platted, provided that such lands are not used to meet the minimum required lot size and are designated on the plats as a floodplain easement area.

All major subdivisions and developments meet the landscaping requirements found under Chapter 156 of the Town Code, including, but not limited to, screens and buffers, development tree plantings, street trees, and parking lot landscaping.

All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be arranged or shielded to direct, or reflect, light away from adjoining residential uses.

Upon compliance with the provisions of Section 148-210.B, the Director may waive either one (1) or more technical requirements of this Chapter, and approve the plat or plan administratively for the following types of subdivision or land development activities: 1. The division of a single lot or parcel into not more than eight (8) parcels or lots. ... 5. The change of use, development or re-development in a commercial or industrial district where the number of required parking spaces is ten (10) or less and the size of the structure and/or open air use does not exceed two thousand (2,000) square feet.

Recreational vehicles and travel trailers may be stored in a side, corner side, or rear yard of a lot, provided they are stored in a location that meets the minimum yard requirements as would be required for an accessory building of the same dimensions. Except as provided in subsection B below, no recreational vehicles shall be stored closer to a street than the minimum setback line or yard requirement in any district and occupancy shall be prohibited.

On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow, except street signs, utility poles or traffic signs, in such a manner as to impede vision between a height of two and one-half (2½) and ten (10) feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the area bound by the street lines of such intersecting streets and a line joining the street centerlines at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the point of intersection.

Fences in residential districts shall not exceed the height of four (4) feet in the required front yard or six (6) feet in the side or rear yard... Within commercial zoning districts, fences located within the front yard shall not exceed the height of six (6) feet... Fences surrounding industrial sites, public playgrounds, institutions or schools may not exceed a height of fourteen (14) feet.

Every building hereafter erected or moved shall be on a lot adjacent to a public or private street approved by the Town, and all buildings shall be located on lots as to provide safe and convenient access for servicing, fire protection and required off-street parking.

All new uses or developments, and changes of use, shall comply with the off-street parking requirements of Chapter 148.

All new uses or developments, and changes of use, shall comply with the off-street loading requirements of Chapter 148.

Except as provided herein, no sign shall be erected, installed, used, altered, relocated, replaced or reconstructed until a sign permit has been issued... Unless otherwise specified within this section, a temporary sign may only be used two (2) times within a twelve-month period, and for a total time of ninety (90) days or fewer during the same twelve-month period of time.

Identification Signs: One (1) ground-mounted or wall sign not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height for ground-mounted signs or ten (10) feet in height for wall-mounted signs.

Identification Signs: One (1) ground-mounted or wall sign not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height for ground-mounted signs or ten (10) feet in height for wall-mounted signs.

The following signs shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a sign permit, provided they comply with all other applicable provisions of this section: a. Address Signs... b. Flags... c. Historical Markers... d. Signs on Vehicles... e. Signs Not Visible from Public Rights-of-Way