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.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold more than two (2) yard/garage sales in a calendar year.
There shall be twenty-five (25) square feet of indoor space available per child until subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection take effect.
Short-term rental of a portion or all of a residential dwelling or a qualifying accessory residential unit shall be permitted by-right in any residential or mixed-use zoning district in the city
This section governs nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures and nonconforming lots...
Sign permit required for all signs except exempted. Exemptions include government signs, flags, address signs, etc. Prohibited signs include flashing lights, sound-producing signs, etc.
In addition to other applicable regulations, the following regulations shall apply to signs in residential districts or to residential uses in any mixed use development.
In addition to other applicable regulations, the following regulations shall apply to all signs in the individual transitional, commercial, and economic development districts and for non-residential uses in mixed use developments.
All signs to be located within the designated Historic Preservation Overlay (HP-O) District shall require a certificate of appropriateness approved by the architectural review board, or a certificate of no effect approved by staff.
All signs to be located within a designated entrance corridor overlay district shall require the approval of the planning commission.
Temporary signs may be allowed by an approved temporary sign permit, subject to the following provisions.
An abandoned sign shall be defined as any sign advertising or pertaining to a business or other use that is no longer in operation.
In general, any sign erected in accordance with all applicable regulations in effect at the time of its construction shall be allowed to continue to exist, and may be maintained in its current state unless abandoned, rebuilt, or otherwise modified.
The purpose of the zoning amendment procedures outlined in this section is to allow for future changes to the city's zoning ordinance...
The proposed land use shall be adequately served by essential public services such as streets, drainage facilities, fire protection and public water and sewer facilities.
The R-N, Neighborhood Residential District (formerly R-9) is intended to preserve and enhance existing medium density residential neighborhoods.
With conventional subdivision lots sizes of six thousand (6,000) square feet and greater... All R-C District uses shall require public water and sewer service... nine (9) DU/AC
Permitted uses shall be those in the following land use categories which do not exceed a non-residential floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.25 and five thousand (5,000) SFGFA per individual establishment
Permitted uses shall be those in the following land use categories which do not exceed ten thousand (10,000) gross square feet per individual establishment and a maximum project size limited to a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.5.
Permitted uses shall be those in the following categories which do not exceed a floor area ratio (FAR) of 4.0: ... No on-site parking is required for uses in the C-UB District.
The TND Overlay District (TND-O) provides the regulatory framework upon which the city may consider by-right applications for traditional neighborhood developments (TND) or other mixed-use forms of land use in designated areas.
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