Leesburg
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
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2Commercial
5Community (Downtown) Business District
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Front setback
- 1 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Established Corridor Commercial District
Community Retail/Commercial District
Mixed-Use Business District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
General Office District
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 1
Other
1Residential
7Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-16
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 8
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 21,780 sq ft (0.5 ac)
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential District R-22
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 7
Residential District R-4
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 27
Residential District R-6
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 19
Residential District R-8
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 9
General provisions
487 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum vertical clearance for all spaces shall be six feet, six inches (6'6"). When the facility serves a "place of public accommodation" as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, then a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet, two inches (8'2") shall be provided for van accessible spaces and along the vehicular route to the accessible spaces, and from the accessible spaces to the exit.
Minimum vertical clearance for all spaces shall be six feet, six inches (6'6"). When the facility serves a "place of public accommodation" as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, then a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet, two inches (8'2") shall be provided for van accessible spaces and along the vehicular route to the accessible spaces, and from the accessible spaces to the exit.
Parking and loading facilities shall be maintained in a clean, orderly and dust-free condition at the expense of the owner or lessee.
All uses which include a drive-up window or which are characterized by patrons remaining in their vehicles to receive service shall provide stacking spaces in order to alleviate traffic congestion. Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width inclusive of gutter pans and eighteen (18) feet in length.
Stacking spaces shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet in width inclusive of gutter pans and eighteen (18) feet in length.
A minimum of ten (10) stacking spaces shall be required for fast food restaurants with drive-up windows. The distance shall be measured from the drive-up window.
A minimum of seven (7) stacking spaces per car wash bay shall be required.
Such stacking lanes shall be used solely for drive-up window vehicle stacking and shall not conflict or extend into vehicle parking areas, drive aisles or loading spaces and shall be screened to avoid being a dominant visual feature of the site when viewed from adjacent streets.
The minimum number of stacking spaces required for each teller, customer window or automatic teller machine (ATM) serving a financial institution shall be three (3) stacking spaces per lane and per window.
Residential Uses | None. | Recreational Uses | Recreational uses which include an accessory food service facility shall provide one standard loading space.
Notwithstanding the loading requirement set forth below, in no instance shall more than five (5) off-street loading spaces be required for any given use or building.
Recreational uses which include an accessory food service facility shall provide one standard loading space.
Auditorium: One semi-trailer loading space.
Bowling Alleys and Similar Commercial Recreation Uses: One standard loading space.
Service Stations and Any Accessory Retail Fuel Sales: One semi-trailer loading area for discharging fuel; however, such space need not be marked on the pavement, provided the location of such area will not unduly interfere with the on-site circulation pattern.
Vehicular Sales or Rental Establishments: One semi-trailer loading space.
Heavy Equipment Sales: One semi-trailer loading space.
Utility Uses: One standard loading space.
The provisions of this article shall apply to all land development applications submitted after January 1, 2010, except that site plan waivers and minor subdivisions submitted after November 10, 2009, shall be exempt from the applicability of these provisions.
Open space shall be provided in an amount required by the zoning district regulations.
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