Kenbridge
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Industrial
2Residential
4R-10 Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 3 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-20 Residential District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-5 Residential District
- Min lot
- 1,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
R-6 Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,000 sq ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
29 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Only one satellite antenna not exceeding five feet in diameter may be erected or installed on any one building lot in the Town of Kenbridge regardless of the zoning district in which it is located.
Definitions for parking space, home occupation, family, modular home, professional offices, variance.
Sign regulations for all districts including identification, temporary, portable, banner, and general provisions.
The maximum height of any building in any district shall be three stories or 40 feet, whichever is less, except as authorized below.
The following signs shall be permitted and the following regulations shall apply in the R-5, R-6, R-10 and R-20 Residential Districts. Zoning permits for such signs shall not be required.
The following provisions shall apply to signs in all districts: (a) All signs shall conform to applicable provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. ... (e) Animated signs shall not be permitted in any district. ... (h) No off-premises signs or billboard signs shall be permitted.
Portable signs shall be permitted in all districts subject to the following limitations: ... Portable signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area. No portable sign shall be located within five feet of any street right-of-way, other property line or any driveway. No portable sign shall be illuminated.
Banner signs shall be permitted as temporary signs in all districts subject to the following limitations: ... The total area of all banner signs located on a lot at the same time shall not exceed one square foot for each two linear feet of building frontage on the lot.
The following signs shall be permitted in all districts. The area of such signs shall not be included in calculating the maximum permitted area of signs permitted on any lot.
In addition to the regulations set forth in this division [article] applicable to signs in all districts, the following signs shall be permitted and the following regulations shall apply in all commercial and industrial districts:
Sign regulations in commercial and industrial districts.
In residential districts, unless otherwise specified, no fence or wall more than three feet, six inches high shall be permitted in any front or corner side yard nor shall any fence or wall more than seven feet high be permitted in any rear yard.
No sign, unless specifically exempted by the provisions of this division [article], shall be erected or installed unless a zoning permit for such sign has been issued by the zoning administrator after determination that such sign conforms with all applicable provisions of this article.
Violations of this ordinance shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor. Each day is a continuing violation.
Buildings on lots that extend through from street to street shall provide the required front yards on both streets, but need not provide the required rear yards in case an equivalent open space is provided in lieu thereof.
In all residential districts, only two of any of the following trailers may be parked or stored on a zoning lot for each dwelling unit thereon: (1) Travel trailer. (2) Utility trailer. (3) Boat trailer with or without a boat.
The parking or storage of recreational vehicles ... shall be permitted as an accessory use in all residential districts, subject, however, to the following regulations and requirements.
In all districts, off-street parking areas shall be provided in connection with and as an accessory use to each and every use on the premises to be served
The town council or board of zoning appeals may require buffer strips, at the time of their final decision on applications lawfully before them, of such length, width and type as will effectively and appropriately screen one use from another use where such uses are deemed to be incompatible whether such uses be within the same district or in different districts.
Buildings or structures shall be started, reconstructed, enlarged, or altered and land shall be put to a new use only after a zoning permit has been obtained from the zoning administrator.
Source documents
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