Haymarket
Zoning districts
6 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Other
1General provisions
180 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Site plan, major. A major site plan is a required submission for development where the land disturbance will be 2,500 square feet or greater, increase of gross floor area is 1,000 square feet or more, or outside agency review is required
Site plan, minor. A minor site plan is a required submission for development where the land disturbance will be less than 2,500 square feet, increase of gross floor area is below 1,000 square feet, no outside agency review is required, or the use is an addition to an existing permitted use or an accessory use to a permitted principal use
Subdivision, major. Any subdivision which involves four or more lots, or which involves the creation of any new public street, regardless of the number of lots involved.
Subdivision, minor. Any subdivision which involves three or fewer lots, all of which front on an existing dedicated and accepted public street and which does not require the creation of any new public street.
Street, major. Any existing or future street identified in an adopted plan, which carries traffic, or anticipated traffic, exceeding 500 vehicles per day.
Street, minor. A street that is used primarily as a means of public access to abutting properties, with anticipated traffic of less than 500 vehicles per day.
Automobile graveyard. Any lot, place, or parcel, except lawful motor vehicle repair or service facility, upon which five or more inoperative motor vehicles of any kind are found.
Day care center. Any facility operated for the purpose of providing care, protection, and guidance to ten or more individuals during only part of a 24-hour day.
Family day home. A single-family dwelling in which more than five but fewer than 13 individuals are received for care, protection, and guidance during only part of a twenty-four-hour day. Individuals related by blood, legal adoption, or marriage to the person who maintains the home shall not be counted towards this total. The care of 5 or fewer individuals for portions of a day shall be considered as a home occupation.
Hotel. ... Overnight stays longer than 29 days consecutively are not permitted.
Farmer's market. Retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, and other food and related items, at a facility with spaces occupied by several different temporary tenants for no more than six hours on a weekly basis; indoor or outdoor.
Retail use, liquor. Any privately owned store (i) licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to sell liquor for off-premises consumption, but excluding Breweries or Distilleries as defined by this chapter, and (ii) in which liquor makes up more than 10 percent of its stock in trade or occupies more than 10 percent of its net floor area.
Retail use, convenience. ... Convenience stores shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor vehicles.
Retail use, general. ... This does not include motor vehicle sales, heavy equipment and vehicle sales, automobile parts and supply stores; quick service food stores, rental or service establishments, lumber yards, construction, motor vehicle service or repair, or grocery.
Retail use, personal services. ... This definition does not include linen service establishments, day spas, dry cleaning plants, or motor vehicle repair shops.
Retail, construction. Establishment or place of business primarily engaged in retail or wholesale sales of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures, but specifically excluding automobile or equipment supplies otherwise classified herein.
Retail, equipment sales and rental. Establishments primarily engaged in the sale or rental of tools, trucks, tractors, construction equipment, agricultural implements, and similar industrial equipment, and the rental of mobile homes. Included in this use type is the incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing of such equipment.
Salvage and scrap service. Place of business primarily engaged in the storage, sale, dismantling, or other processing of uses or waste materials which are not intended for reuse in their original forms.
Screening. A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation. Screening is intended to substantially, but not necessarily totally, obscure visual impacts between adjoining uses.
Setback. The minimum distance by which any building or structure must be separated from the front lot line.
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