Mt Jackson
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
3Industrial
2General provisions
149 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Temporary signs four square feet or smaller may be erected or constructed without a permit in all zoning districts; however, all applicable code requirements in this chapter shall still apply.
Signs not expressly permitted as being allowed under this article... are prohibited. Flashing signs... prohibited. Off-premises signs... prohibited.
Signs not expressly permitted as being allowed under this article, by specific requirements in another portion of this chapter, or otherwise expressly allowed by the town are prohibited.
Fences shall not exceed a height of six feet as measured from the topmost point thereof to the ground or surface, along the centerline of the fence, in a business or residential zone.
A landscape plan shall be required in conjunction with any development project requiring site plan approval.
In the B-1 and TND-C districts, street trees shall be placed every 30 feet on center along both sides of the street.
Requirements for Business Districts (B-1, B-2, and TND-C) including screening, parking lot landscaping, and street trees.
General requirements for landscaping, lighting, and off-street parking.
All outdoor lighting in excess of 3,000 initial lumens ... shall be designed, installed and maintained to prevent unreasonable or objectionable glare ... and shall incorporate the use of full cutoff luminaries/fixtures.
One parking space shall be 162 square feet (nine feet by 18 feet).
All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of surface waters without damage to persons or property.
All on-site utilities or utility facilities not in flood prone areas shall be installed underground, including electrical, water, sewer, power, gas, telephone, and cable utilities, except for transmission powerlines of 50 kilovolts or greater, temporary facilities in conjunction with an authorized construction project, water towers, or other installations approved by the council.
All internal streets shall be permanently constructed to current standards of and accepted for maintenance by VDOT. All entrances shall be constructed to current VDOT standards. Where practicable, the use of pervious surfaces should be used for walkways, alleys, and parking lots.
All new developments in the TND-C district require sidewalks. Sidewalks in the TND-C district shall be a minimum of five feet wide. Receptacles shall be located to the rear of the property.
Dumpsters, or an alternate method of collection for recyclables and for nonrecyclable refuse approved by the zoning administrator, shall be required for mobile home parks and for multifamily, commercial and industrial developments.
The maximum height of any broadcasting and communications tower shall be made a condition of the special use permit. No facility shall be greater than 199 feet.
Banner signs are not permitted under this chapter.
an area not less than ten feet wide by 20 feet long
16 feet long and eight feet wide
In residential zoning districts, lot area shall be defined as the area of the lot that excludes major utility easements (e.g. gas pipeline, electric, etc.) and an area that lies within the 100-year flood plain (as it is established at the time of the final plat approval).
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
- Chapter 110.6K charsRead →
- Chapter 10114.4K charsRead →
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- Chapter 1235.2K charsRead →
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- Chapter 326.2K charsRead →
- Chapter 417.7K charsRead →
- Chapter 537.3K charsRead →
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