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Galax, Virginia · District

B-4

Central Business B-4 District
CommercialCentral BusinessAll Galax districts0

Dimensional standards

B-4 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 10 ftStreet side 10 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Four-plus family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

Uses

Permitted by right47

Conditional / special use7

Extracted standards

7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Amusement enterprises must be enclosed

    Amusement enterprises when carried on wholly within a completely enclosed building.

  • ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. use location restrictions

    Apartment use, both on the second floor and the first floor not fronting on designated streets.

  • Bakeries must sell retail on premises only

    Bakeries, where the products are sold exclusively at retail on the premises only.

  • Florist shops not commercial greenhouses

    Florist shops, but not commercial greenhouses.

  • Printing plants incidental to newspaper offices

    Printing plants incidental to such offices.

  • Restaurants not drive-in

    Restaurants, but not drive-in restaurants.

  • Sidewalk width requirement5 ft

    Sidewalks shall be required to be constructed to equal the existing width along a property frontage and no less than five feet if nonexistent.

From the ordinance

The setback line for structures shall be 10 feet from any street right-of-way. The maximum height for structures shall be 45 feet.
Article XIX, Central Business B-4 District