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.
less than 10,000 square foot
no more than eight mentally ill, intellectually disabled, or developmentally disabled persons, or no more than eight aged, infirmed or disabled persons reside
In the R-5 and R-7 zoning districts, the non-residential uses in a live/work unit is limited to the uses 'Office, General' and 'Personal Improvement Service'.
at least one person as the primary resident who is 55 years of age or older
chemical storage with a cumulative total in excess of 10,000 pounds
A gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds; 2. Vehicle length in excess of 21 feet; 3. Vehicle width greater than 102 inches
permitted in all residential districts
The AOD shall be in addition to and shall overlay all other zoning districts where it is applied... No structure, object of natural growth, or use of land shall be permitted to penetrate the airport protection area
No structure, object of natural growth, or use of land shall be permitted to penetrate the airport protection area... Residential, including manufactured home or manufactured home parks: NO for all noise impact areas.
The use of land permitted in the underlying zoning district shall be restricted within the airport noise impact areas in accordance with section 130-425, Table 1.
The use of land permitted in the underlying zoning district shall be restricted within the airport noise impact areas in accordance with section 130-425, Table 1.
The use of land permitted in the underlying zoning district shall be restricted within the airport noise impact areas in accordance with section 130-425, Table 1.
The GDP shall be to a scale no less than one-inch to 50 feet and shall be folded to a size not greater than nine by 12 inches. Topography as shown by contour lines with a contour interval not more than five feet. A general vicinity map providing information concerning existing street and cross street locations within one-quarter mile.
A special use permit shall expire two years from the date of approval unless: (1) A building permit has been obtained and construction diligently pursued; ... The city council may grant an extension for a period not to exceed one year. No more than two extensions may be granted.
a special use permit shall expire upon the first to occur of the following: (a) If the applicant does not obtain final site plan approval or commence the use granted by the special use permit within two years...
If an application for special use permit is denied, no new application for the same use shall be filed within one year of the denial on the same parcel of land.
See the floodplain management ordinance, as codified in Chapter 66 of this Code, as amended, and the DCSM.
No structure of any kind, including a detached single-family dwelling unit, building, or accessory structure shall be constructed on any otherwise legal lot of record, unless the parcel has a minimum of 30 feet of improved street running parallel with the front lot line.
No structure of any kind... shall be constructed on any otherwise legal lot of record, unless the parcel has a minimum of 30 feet of improved street running parallel with the front lot line.
The GDP shall be to a scale no less than one-inch to 50 feet and shall be folded to a size not greater than nine by 12 inches.
Source documents
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