Land use · Lexington, Virginia

residential

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Lexington’s own text settles what this covers.

hereby divided into classes of districts, which are established as follows: A. **General Residential District (R-1).** This district is composed of certain moderate-density residential areas, plus certain open areas where similar development appears likely to

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# ARTICLE XI ## Use and Design Standards --- ### § 420-11.1 Residential uses. *[Amended 10-17-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-08; 2-15-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01]* #### A. Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). **(1) Purpose.** In

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Council, a portion of required off-street parking for uses in districts other than residential may be located in a remote parking lot zoned C-1 or C-2 which is within 500 feet measured along lines of

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in their size and placement according to the following regulations: **Maximum Sign Dimensions: Residential Zoning Districts (R-1, R-2, R-M, R-LC)** | | \multicolumn{3}{c|}{Residential Uses} | \multicolumn{3}{c|}{Residential Projects¹} | \multicolumn{3}{c}{Nonresidential Uses} | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sign Type

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landscape buffer area shall be required where a commercially zoned development abuts a residential zoning district, or where multifamily residential development abuts any property zoned R-1 or R-2. B. In the above conditions, a buffer

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