Municipality · Virginia

Martinsville

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3
Districts
78
Extracted rules
554
Standards
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Zoning districts

3 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

75 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Section L - Yard Sales3 standards

It shall be unlawful for any person to hold more than two (2) yard/garage sales in a calendar year.

Section M - Day Care Centers5 standards

There shall be twenty-five (25) square feet of indoor space available per child until subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection take effect.

Section N - Short-term Rental Occupancy4 standards

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

Section V - Nonconformity9 standards

This section governs nonconforming uses, nonconforming structures and nonconforming lots...

Section VI, A-F16 standards

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.

Section VI, G12 standards

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.

Section VI, H17 standards

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.

Section VI, I1 standards

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.

Section VI, J1 standards

All signs to be located within a designated entrance corridor overlay district shall require the approval of the planning commission.

Section VI, K7 standards

Temporary signs may be allowed by an approved temporary sign permit, subject to the following provisions.

Section VI, L3 standards

An abandoned sign shall be defined as any sign advertising or pertaining to a business or other use that is no longer in operation.

Section VI, M1 standards

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.

Section VII - Zoning Amendments9 standards

The purpose of the zoning amendment procedures outlined in this section is to allow for future changes to the city's zoning ordinance...

Section VIII, C.225 standards

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.

Section X, R-N District20 standards

The R-N, Neighborhood Residential District (formerly R-9) is intended to preserve and enhance existing medium density residential neighborhoods.

Section XI, R-C District, C. Uses permitted by right, D. Uses permitted by special use permit, E.16, F.518 standards

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

Section XII, C18 standards

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

Section XIII19 standards

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.

Section XIV, C-UB, Uptown Business District14 standards

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.

Section XIX4 standards

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.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.