Manassas
Zoning districts
14 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4B-1 business office
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
B-2 neighborhood commercial
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
B-3 city center commercial (Old Town district)
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 24
B-4 general commercial
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 25
Industrial
2Residential
7R-1 low density, single-family residential
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 2.9 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-2 moderate density, single-family residential
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 3.6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-3 townhouses
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-4 residential manufactured home parks
- Min lot
- 4,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-5 multifamily
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 10
R-6 age-restricted residential
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
R-7 planned residential
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
General provisions
142 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Definitions for cottage court, home occupation, family, group home, kennel, and lot area minimum.
I-A | Airport | Any parcel of any size used primarily for airport related use
Motor vehicle repair or motor vehicle service shall be permitted only in zoning districts where such use is allowed, and only upon approval of a special use permit
Notwithstanding any other requirement of this chapter, motor vehicle repair or motor vehicle service, where permitted, shall conform with the following requirements: (a) No portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape buffers, shall be located within 50 feet of a 'R' district or structure containing a dwelling unit. (b) All vehicle maintenance, repair, or service shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. (c) No outdoor display shall be permitted. (d) Outdoor storage, including temporary storage of vehicles on-site for maintenance, repair, or service, shall be permitted in accordance with the requirements of the zoning district.
No more than two residential yard sales shall be held within a given calendar year by the same household at the same location. No residential yard sale shall last more than three consecutive calendar days.
Residential yard sales shall be permitted in all residential zoning districts... No more than four yard sales shall be conducted on any lot in any calendar year.
Whenever a residential yard sale is proposed as an accessory use, the activity and associated temporary signs shall be permitted in all residential districts subject to the following requirements: (a) No more than two residential yard sales shall be held within a given calendar year by the same household at the same location. (b) No residential yard sale shall last more than three consecutive calendar days.
no sex offender treatment services may be offered or provided in any subdivision where some or all of the subdivision is zoned for residential purposes.
Sex offender treatment services shall be permitted only in zoning districts where such use is allowed, and only upon approval of a special use permit
Notwithstanding any other requirements of this Code, no sex offender treatment services may be offered or provided in any subdivision where some or all of the subdivision is zoned for residential purposes. As used in this section, 'zoned for residential purposes' includes any zone designated A-1, R-1, R-2, R-2-S, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-7, B-3, B-3.5, or PMD.
Sexually oriented businesses shall be permitted only in zoning districts where such use is allowed, and only upon approval of a special use permit
It shall be unlawful to establish, operate, or cause to be operated a sexually oriented business in the city, unless said sexually oriented business is in a zone permitting such use and is at least: (1) One thousand feet from any parcel occupied by another sexually oriented business; (2) Seven hundred fifty feet from any residential zoning district or residence; and (3) Seven hundred fifty feet from any parcel occupied by a church, chapel, synagogue, temple or other place of worship; a school or child care center serving students in grades K—12; a public park, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, YWCA, or ballfield; or a public library.
Temporary uses and structures shall be permitted in all zoning districts... Temporary uses and structures shall be permitted for a period not exceeding 30 days
Temporary uses and structures may be administratively approved where permitted as per section 130-241 when the public health, safety, and welfare will not be impaired, when the use is not so recurring in nature as to constitute a permanent or principal use, and when the following requirements of this section are met: (a) All temporary uses and temporary structures shall comply with the following general requirements: ... (3) Except as allowed by section 130-104(f) or by the conditions of a special use permit, no temporary structure shall be placed for a period greater than 90 calendar days, unless otherwise permitted in this chapter. ... (c) Except as allowed by section 130-104(f), the following additional requirements apply to all temporary outdoor sales ... (4) Adequate parking for the activity, but no less than four parking spaces, shall be provided on-site. ... (d) The following additional requirements apply to temporary family health care structures. One temporary family health care structure, as a permitted accessory use, may be placed on any property zoned for a single-family detached dwelling unit owned or occupied by a caregiver as their residence, and provided that: ... (3) The temporary structure shall have a maximum gross floor area of 300 square feet. ... (e) The following additional requirements apply to temporary sales from a food truck: ... (2) A maximum of three food trucks shall be permitted on any one lot at any one time. Food trucks shall not be permitted on lots with an area of less than one acre. ... (4) Except when permitted as accessory to a public facility, food trucks shall not be located within 50 feet of a 'R' district.
Adequate parking for the activity, but no less than four parking spaces, shall be provided on-site.
The temporary structure shall have a maximum gross floor area of 300 square feet. The temporary structure shall be required to connect to any water, sewer, and electric utilities
A maximum of three food trucks shall be permitted on any one lot at any one time. Food trucks shall not be permitted on lots with an area of less than one acre.
The maximum height for any sign shall be 25 feet unless otherwise specified within this chapter.
The maximum height of a sign in any residential district is ten feet, except as otherwise provided in this article.
One freestanding sign, not more than 50 square feet in sign area, shall be permitted, in addition to wall or other permitted signs, for each separate street frontage of the lot
Source documents
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