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Municipality · Virginia

Lexington

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5
Districts
162
Extracted rules
661
Standards
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Zoning districts

5 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

2
C-1Commercial

C-1 Zoning District

Lexington, VA
Max height
4 ft
Permitted uses
7
C-2Commercial

C-2 Zoning District

Lexington, VA
Max height
4 ft
Permitted uses
1

Overlay

1
I-1Overlay

Institutional Overlay District

Lexington, VA

Residential

2
R-1Residential

Single-Family Residential District

Lexington, VA
R-2Residential

Two-Family Residential District

Lexington, VA

General provisions

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

§ 420-11.2 C (Recreation facility, public)2 standards

Any outdoor activity area, swimming pool, ball field, or court which adjoins a residential use type shall include screening and buffering in accordance with the landscape section of this chapter.

§ 420-11.2B1 standards

Outside storage areas shall not exceed 35% of the total area of the site.

§ 420-11.2C, § 420-11.3D2 standards

Any outdoor activity area, swimming pool, ball field, or court which adjoins a residential use type shall include screening and buffering in accordance with the landscape section of this chapter. Where nighttime lighting is proposed, it shall be fully shielded and large evergreen trees shall be required to appropriately screen any adjoining residences.

§ 420-11.3 A (Automobile repair service)4 standards

All vehicles stored on the premises in excess of 72 hours shall be placed in a storage yard.

§ 420-11.3 B (Bed-and-breakfast)15 standards

Bed-and-breakfasts shall be subject to the following minimum standards: ...

§ 420-11.3 C (Car wash)5 standards

Car washes shall be located and designed so that vehicular circulation does not conflict with traffic movements in adjacent streets, service drives, and/or parking areas.

§ 420-11.3 D (Commercial outdoor sports and recreation)2 standards

Commercial outdoor sports and recreation areas shall include screening and buffering in accordance with the landscape section of this chapter.

§ 420-11.3 E (Construction sales and service)2 standards

Outside storage areas shall not exceed 25% of the total site area.

§ 420-11.3 F (Day-care center)4 standards

Minimum lot size: 0.5 acre, except in C-1.

§ 420-11.3 G (Drive-through facilities)5 standards

All drive-through entrances must be at least 50 feet from an intersection.

§ 420-11.3 H (Entertainment establishment, adult)5 standards

An adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least 500 feet from any religious assembly, education facility, public recreational facility, day-care center, public assembly, cultural services, home for adults, life care facility, or residential zoning district in existence on the date on which the establishment obtains its zoning permit.

§ 420-11.3 J (Financial Institutions)3 standards

Financial institutions shall comply with the following general standards: ...

§ 420-11.3 K (Funeral Home)1 standards

The funeral home shall have a buffer between it and any residentially zoned property abutting or directly across the street from the funeral home use in accordance with the landscape section of this chapter.

§ 420-11.3 L (Home Occupations)11 standards

All home occupations shall be subject to the following general standards: ...

§ 420-11.3 N (Office, Medical)2 standards

The following general standards shall apply to all medical offices: ...

§ 420-11.3 O (Outdoor Display)7 standards

Areas associated with retail uses shall be subject to the following standards: ...

§ 420-11.3 P (Pawn Shop)1 standards

The following general standard shall apply to all pawn shops: ...

§ 420-11.3 Q (Restaurant, Drive-In)4 standards

The following general standards shall apply to all drive-in restaurants: ...

§ 420-11.3 R (Restaurant, Mobile)17 standards

The following additional requirements apply to sales from a mobile restaurant operating on private property or within public spaces or rights-of-way, except when operating in conjunction with temporary, special events permitted under applicable sections of the City Code:

§ 420-11.3 S (Retail)1 standards

The following general standards shall apply to all retail uses: ...

Source documents

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