Municipality · Virginia

Leesburg

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16
Districts
503
Extracted rules
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Standards
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Zoning districts

16 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

9.3.162 standards

Total building floor area of a Neighborhood Retail Convenience Center shall be established at the time of rezoning and shall not exceed 40,000 square feet gross floor area.

9.3.17 Nursing Homes1 standards

A nursing home shall be designed to accommodate service vehicles with access to the building at a side or rear entrance.

9.3.17.1 Office5 standards

Incidental and subordinate accessory research & development and production uses not to exceed 35% of the gross floor area are permitted by-right subject to meeting the performance standards of Sec. 9.3.22.

9.3.17.21 standards

Outdoor storage areas cannot exceed eight (8) feet in height.

9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage7 standards

Outdoor Storage shall be limited to the rear or side of a building adjacent to other commercially zoned property.

9.3.17.31 standards

Pad sites shall locate within 300 feet of the primary building within the center.

9.3.17.3 Pad Site (Use Standards)2 standards

Pad sites shall not have direct access to abutting public streets. Pad sites shall locate within 300 feet of the primary building within the center.

9.3.18 Parking Structures (Public or Private)1 standards

Such parking facilities shall be used solely for the parking of vehicles in operating condition. No motor vehicle repair work except emergency service shall be permitted in association with such a parking facility.

9.3.19 Personal Service1 standards

Personal services include but are not limited to the following: Appliance repair and rental stores; arts and crafts studio or store; barber shop and beauty shop; bicycle repair store; caterer; dressmaker shop; dry-cleaning and/or laundry pickup station; furniture repair and/or restoration; locksmith shop; musical instrument repair shop; office supply store; and photographer's studio; photostat shop; shoe repair shop; tailor shop; travel agency; and watch repair shops.

9.3.203 standards

No permit shall hereafter be issued for a public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is (a) in the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library

9.3.20 Repair Garages3 standards

No permit shall hereafter be issued for a public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is (a) in the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library, or, (b) if such entrance or exit shall be located within twenty (20) feet of an "R" District within the same block front; and, no permit shall be issued hereafter for public garage, automobile repair shop or service station if any part of any structure, including underground gasoline tanks and/or service aisles are to be located within one hundred (100) feet of any building or grounds of any of the aforesaid public or institutional uses or any "R" District.

9.3.213 standards

No building used for or in conjunction with a recreation facility shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any property line except within the Crescent Design District.

9.3.21 Recreation Facilities7 standards

No building used for or in conjunction with a recreation facility shall be located within fifty (50) feet of any property line except within the Crescent Design District.

9.3.224 standards

No vibration, odor, smoke, radiation, particulate matter or other adverse impacts that create significant negative impacts to adjacent land uses shall be detectable at the property boundary.

9.3.22 Research and Development and/or Production6 standards

All operations, activities and storage shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except research requiring solar exposure and uses which by their nature must be conducted outside a building; or as otherwise approved for outdoor storage in accordance with use standards provided in Section 9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage.

9.3.231 standards

Schools of special instruction shall not be located within four hundred (400) feet of a residential zone unless all such uses are located within a completely enclosed building and the building is adequately soundproofed

9.3.23 Schools of Special Instruction1 standards

Schools of special instruction shall not be located within four hundred (400) feet of a residential zone unless all such uses are located within a completely enclosed building and the building is adequately soundproofed and constructed so that there will be no noise detrimental to other properties.

9.3.23.1 School, Technical3 standards

All instruction shall be provided within a fully enclosed structure. The building shall be adequately soundproofed and constructed so that there will be no noise, vibration or odors detrimental to other properties.

9.3.245 standards

No permit shall be issued for a service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is: 1. In the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library

9.3.24 Service Stations11 standards

Service stations shall not include ancillary uses such as vehicular or tool rental (including moving vans) and shall be limited to the servicing of vehicles and non-automotive accessory retail sales of snacks, convenience foods, and similar products.

Source documents

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