Manassas Park

No building or structure which has been damaged by any cause whatsoever to the extent of more than fifty (50) percent of the fair market value of the building, immediately prior to the damage, shall be restored except in conformity with the regulations of this chapter...

Any lot of record at the time of adoption or amendment of this chapter, which is less in area or width than the minimum required by this chapter, may be used provided that a variance of area, lot width, setback, or yard requirements is obtained through action of the board of zoning appeals.

Whenever the boundaries of a district are changed, any uses of land or structures which become nonconforming as a result of such change shall become subject to the provisions of this article.

When evidence available to the zoning administrator is deemed by him to be inconclusive as to whether a nonconforming use exists, the board of zoning appeals shall decide the question after public hearing and notice in accordance with the rules of procedure in article X.

Handicap accessible parking: Every use shall include the number of handicap accessible off-street parking spaces set forth in the Public Facilities Manual (PFM) and in conformance with the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (VUSBC)...

In any zoning district, all structures built and all uses established hereafter shall provide off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following regulations.

Bicycle parking requirements: The maneuvering area provided alongside or behind the bicycle parking spaces may extend into portions of a public right-of-way but not those portions established as a motor vehicle lane...

Parking of vehicles is not allowed on front yards of any property. Parking is permitted only in approved driveways, parking stalls or parking spaces.

These standards are intended to promote the use of alternative transportation throughout the city and to create a healthier, multimodal community.

In any zoning district, all structures built and all uses established hereafter shall provide off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following regulations.

Off-street loading requirements: In any zoning district, all structures built and all uses established hereafter shall provide off-street loading spaces in accordance with the following regulations.

Signs not expressly permitted as being allowed by right or by specific requirements in another portion of this chapter are forbidden.

A nonconforming sign shall be removed if 1) it does not meet the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code or 2) the use to which it is accessory has not been in operation for a period of two (2) years or more.

General sign regulations: Signs obstruct views, distract motorists... The purpose of this section is to regulate the size, color, illumination, movement, materials, location, height and condition of all signs placed on private property for exterior observation...

The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to: air conditioning units, belfries, chimneys, church spires, conveyors, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, flag poles, flues, ornamental towers and spires, public monuments, radio and television towers, scenery lofts, silos and grain driers, smokestacks, transmission towers and cables, water tanks and towers, or other similar roof structures and mechanical appurtenances; provided, however, that no such structure, when located on a building roof, shall occupy an area greater than twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area; no such structure shall be used for any purpose other than a use incidental to the main use of the building; freestanding structures shall not be located nearer to a lot line than a distance equal to its height; and the height of all buildings and structures located within the approaches to airport landing strips shall be in accordance with the official recommendations of the Federal Aviation Agency.

Special height and yard regulations: The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to...

A fence not exceeding four (4) feet in height is permitted in any yard. A fence with a maximum height of six (6) feet is permitted in any side or rear yard.

Fences and visual obstructions: Except when used in connection with a public use, fences and other visual obstructions shall be governed by the following standards:

No fencing shall be erected so as to restrict access by emergency equipment to any building. On a corner lot, no sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting, or other obstruction to vision exceeding a height of three (3) feet above center-line grades of the intersecting streets shall be erected, planted, or maintained within a distance of twenty (20) feet in either direction from the corner.

The maximum fence height may be increased to eight (8) feet in any yard when approved as part of a rezoning or site plan for the PUD Planned Unit Development district or MU-D Downtown Mixed-Use district.