zoneoptics
Municipality · Virginia

Hamilton

This locality is on the roster but its ordinance has not been retrieved yet.
8
Districts
137
Extracted rules
572
Standards
17
Chapters read
Zoning snapshotNot yet acquired

Zoning districts

8 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

3
C-1Commercial

Office and Limited Commercial District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
30 ft
Permitted uses
10
C-2Commercial

Retail Sales and Service Commercial District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Permitted uses
18
C-3Commercial

Rural-Commercial Transition District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
0 ft
Permitted uses
31

Residential

4
R-1Residential

R-1 Single-Family Residential District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Max density
1 du/ac
Permitted uses
5
R-2Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max density
2 du/ac
Permitted uses
4
R-3Residential

R-3 Residential District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
3 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Max density
3 du/ac
Permitted uses
5
R-6Residential

R-6 Residential District

Hamilton, VA
Min lot
2,000 sq ft
Front setback
2 ft
Max density
6 du/ac
Permitted uses
6

Other

1
T-1Other

Transitional District

Hamilton, VA
Max height
30 ft
Permitted uses
10

General provisions

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

Section 6.71 standards

An average lot area or cluster subdivision shall be designed to promote harmonious relationships with surrounding adjacent and nearby developed properties

Section 6.81 standards

Land or easements for public facilities or open space shall be dedicated, conveyed or granted in accordance with the requirements of this Article and laws and ordinances governing the subdivision of land.

Section 6.91 standards

Provision shall be made for the designation, ownership, and maintenance of common ownership properties in accordance with the requirements of Article 9, Section 6.

Section 7

M-L Light Industrial District.

Section 711 standards

Short Term Rental shall be accessory only to household living use ... The maximum number of overnight lodgers on any night shall be determined based on the greater of six (6) lodgers, or two (2) lodgers per number of bedrooms in the dwelling ... Meetings or gatherings ... are prohibited. ... No advertisements or signage is permitted for the Short Term Rental on the building or on any accessory structure or on the premises.

Section 7 - M-L Light Industrial District9 standards

A building of less than or equal to 6,000 square feet or land shall be used only for the following purposes: ...

Section 7.39 standards

Except as otherwise specifically permitted herein, no fence or wall shall exceed six feet in height. ... Fences, walls, shrubbery, hedges, or structures located in a front yard shall not exceed four (4) feet in height.

Section 7.610 standards

Minimum lot size is 3 acres or greater as may be required by the applicable building and fire code regulations.

Section 817 standards

The floodplain district is hereby established as an overlay district, meaning that it is a district overlaid upon other districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and as such, the provisions for the floodplain district shall serve as a supplement to the underlying district provisions.

Source documents

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