Martinsville
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
1General provisions
75 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All electronic game rooms are prohibited in the city.
The zoning administrator shall enjoy discretionary authority to, after due consideration of the comprehensive plan and the effect of such open space on adjoining parcels and the neighborhood in general, either allow the use by right or alternatively require an application for a special use permit.
Outdoor storage may require a special use permit or specific landscaping or screening.
Zoning ordinances for all purposes shall consider a residential facility in which no more than eight (8) aged, infirm or disabled persons reside, with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons, as residential occupancy by a single family.
Garage or yard sales may be limited in the number of days of sale.
Fences and walls shall not be erected in a manner that would interfere with the safe sight distance of motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists at intersections, driveways, or other locations where visibility is necessary for safety.
Fences and walls shall not be erected in a manner that would interfere with the safe sight distance of motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists at intersections, driveways, or other locations where visibility is necessary for safety.
Fences and walls shall not be erected in a manner that would interfere with the safe sight distance of motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists at intersections, driveways, or other locations where visibility is necessary for safety.
Fences and walls shall not be erected in a manner that would interfere with the safe sight distance of motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists at intersections, driveways, or other locations where visibility is necessary for safety.
The owner or developer shall notify the zoning administrator in writing forty-eight (48) hours prior to the beginning of any work... Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit, a certified 'as-built' survey shall be provided
Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a public right-of-way for a city street, a landscaping strip of five (5) feet in width (not including the sidewalk) shall be located between the parking lot or private driveway and the right-of-way line.
All reviews and comments shall be completed within thirty (30) business days... Final approval of any site plan ... shall expire five (5) years after the date of such approval
A fence or wall in any residential zoning district shall not exceed seven (7) feet in height above the existing grade, unless approved by the zoning administrator.
The sheet size shall be no larger than twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches in size... The minimum scale of any site plan shall be one inch = thirty (30) feet.
Topsoil moved during the course of construction shall be redistributed on all re-graded surfaces so as to provide at least four (4) inches of even cover to all disturbed areas of the development and shall be stabilized by seeding and planting.
The period of the initial bond (surety) agreement shall be not less than twelve (12) months... maintenance bond ... less than ten (10) percent... land disturbance permit (for projects with greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet... located within five (5) feet of any required setback
ED-MC | Economic Development Medical Campus District
TND-O | Traditional Neighborhood Development Overlay District
EC-O | Entrance Corridor Overlay District
HP-O | Historic Preservation Overlay District
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