Petersburg
Zoning districts
15 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Industrial
2Mixed use
3Residential
7Single-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
Single-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Single-Family Residence District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Two-Family Residence District
- Max height
- 3 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Multiple Dwelling District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 3 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Multiple Dwelling District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
High Rise District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
General provisions
111 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
"RTH" RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOUSE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Town houses for sale; max 12 units per acre; frontage 15 ft; front yard 15-35 ft; side yard 15-20 ft; rear yard 30 ft; max height 35 ft; parking 2 spaces per unit.
"RB" OFFICE-APARTMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Any use permitted in the 'R-5' Multiple Dwelling District.
"ERC" ENTERTAINMENT AND RESORT CASINO DISTRICT
The Entertainment and Resort Casino (ERC) District establishes standards and conditions for the development and operation of an entertainment and/or casino gaming establishment...
In the B-2, B-3 and PUD districts, fifty percent of the number of off-street parking spaces required under section 6 of article 19 for dwelling units may be supplied by shared off-street parking spaces located on private property provided for non-dwelling uses that are not routinely open, used or operated between the hours of 6:00 p.m., and before 7:30 a.m. on any day.
Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, all structures and land uses constructed, enlarged, erected or extended shall provide off-street parking spaces in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Except as otherwise provided... accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided... The loading space requirements apply to all districts except the 'B-1,' Shopping Center District... or 'B-3,' Central Commercial District. A loading space... shall have minimum dimensions of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a minimum vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
Sandwich board signs are permitted subject to the conditions set out in this section.
Before any sign shall be painted, erected, or constructed in local-designated historical areas, a certificate of appropriateness shall be obtained from the architectural review board, in accordance with the provisions of article 35 of this appendix.
All signs, including those exempt from the permit requirements of this article, together with all of their supports, braces, connections, anchors, and electrical equipment shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times.
No sign lawfully erected or placed before the effective date of Ordinance No. 91-23 which does not conform to the provisions of this article, and no sign lawfully erected or placed before the effective date of any amendment to such ordinance which does not conform to the provisions of such amendment, shall be enlarged, structurally altered, or reconstructed in any manner...
For the purpose of section 10.14, the following terms and words pertaining to billboard signs supplement the definitions in section 10.4:
Except as otherwise provided herein for billboard signs, the zoning administrator may order the removal of any sign erected or maintained in violation of this article.
A sign permit shall be required to erect, structurally alter, relocate or replace any sign within the city, except as otherwise provided herein.
The following signs are exempted from the permit requirements of this article provided that they comply with all other regulations of this article; however, nothing in this section shall be construed as providing an exemption from any requirement of the Building Code.
The following signs shall be prohibited in all districts:
The following regulations apply generally to all signs and are in addition to the regulations contained elsewhere in this article:
No sign shall be hung, kept in place, maintained or erected over any public right-of-way including streets, alleys or sidewalks within the city unless the owner or tenant of the building or structure to which such sign is, or may be, attached shall have secured and deposited with the city manager a policy of insurance...
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